Research Article
A Musical Interactive Surface to Support the Multi-Sensory Stimulation of Children
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.16-5-2016.2264654, author={Franceli Cibrian and Monica Tentori and Nadir Weibel}, title={A Musical Interactive Surface to Support the Multi-Sensory Stimulation of Children}, proceedings={10th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2016}, month={6}, keywords={musical interactive surfaces; multi-sensory stimulation; children}, doi={10.4108/eai.16-5-2016.2264654} }- Franceli Cibrian
Monica Tentori
Nadir Weibel
Year: 2016
A Musical Interactive Surface to Support the Multi-Sensory Stimulation of Children
PERVASIVEHEALTH
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-5-2016.2264654
Abstract
Interactive surfaces are promising to support multi-sensory stimulation during early development of children and for therapy for children with autism, as they offer a casual and engaging experience in a multi-sensory environment. In this paper, we present preliminary results of two field deployment studies of the use of BendableSound, a fabric-based interactive surfaces that allows children to play music. The first study was conducted at a school-clinic specialized in the care of children with autism in north-western Mexico, and the second study was conducted at an early education center in San Diego, California. Our preliminary results indicate that BendableSound is successful when used in both contexts to support specific development areas. We discuss implications of the introduction of BendableSound and we illustrate future work.
