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Development of An Interface for integration of communication and robotic play

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Corrigan, M. Adams, K., and Cook, A. (2007). Development of an Interface for Integration of Communication and Robotic Play. RESNA Conference Proceedings, Pheonix, AZ.

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Children with disabilities may have decreased ability to play, and thus less opportunity to acquire associated motor, cognitive, and linguistic skills. There is evidence that robotic play may help children acquire those skills, and our overall goal is to facilitate integration of spontaneous robotic play and communication. To investigate effective methods to do this, a testing platform was developed along with several integrated communication and robotic play interfaces. The interfaces underwent usability testing by five \"expert\" users with relevant backgrounds and then were modified iteratively after input from each user. Subsequently a detailed heuristic evaluation was applied to the interfaces. The resulting platform and interfaces are described here as well as results from the usability evaluations. Next steps involve testing children with and without disabilities.

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en

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Phoenix, Arizona

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RESNA Conference 2007

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