Head-Mounted Display-Based Virtual Reality as a Tool to Teach Money Skills to Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ali Adjorlu; Stefania Serafin

Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. 7th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2018, and 3rd EAI International Conference, DLI 2018, ICTCC 2018, Braga, Portugal, October 24–26, 2018, Proceedings

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Head-Mounted Display-Based Virtual Reality as a Tool to Teach Money Skills to Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-06134-0_48,
    author={Ali Adjorlu and Stefania Serafin},
    title={Head-Mounted Display-Based Virtual Reality as a Tool to Teach Money Skills to Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder},
    proceedings={Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. 7th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2018, and 3rd EAI International Conference, DLI 2018, ICTCC 2018, Braga, Portugal, October 24--26, 2018, Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={ARTSIT \& DLI},
    year={2019},
    month={1},
    keywords={Virtual Reality Autism Spectrum Disorder Everyday living skills training Learning money skills},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-030-06134-0_48}
}

Ali Adjorlu
Stefania Serafin
Year: 2019
Head-Mounted Display-Based Virtual Reality as a Tool to Teach Money Skills to Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
ARTSIT & DLI
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06134-0_48

Ali Adjorlu¹^,*, Stefania Serafin¹^,*

1: Aalborg University Copenhagen

*Contact email: adj@create.aau.dk, sts@create.aau.dk

Abstract

In this paper, we present a study conducted to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) for teaching money skills to adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Through a user-centered design, in collaboration with teachers at a special school for adolescents with mental disorders, a VR money skills training application was developed. A pre- and post-VR training evaluation was conducted on five students diagnosed with ASD using real coins and bills. The data triangulated with observations during the VR training sessions illustrates some potentials and benefits in using VR as a mean to teach money skills to adolescents diagnosed with ASD.

Keywords: Virtual Reality Autism Spectrum Disorder Everyday living skills training Learning money skills

Published: 2019-01-31
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06134-0_48