Usability of a multimodal videogame to improve navigation skills for blind children Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:6049557, abstract = {This work presents an evaluation study on the usability of a haptic device and a sound-based videogame for the development and use of orientation and mobility (O\&M;) skills in closed, unfamiliar spaces by blind, school-aged children. A usability evaluation was implemented for a haptic device especially designed for this project (Digital Clock Carpet) and a 3D videogame (MOVA3D), in order to redesign and improve the usability, as well as to learn of its acceptance and the degree of the user's satisfaction with the interaction with these products for O\&M; purposes. The results show that both the haptic device and the videogame are usable, accepted and pleasant regarding their use by blind children, and that they are ready to be used in the following stage, which will determine their impact on the development and use of O\&M; skills.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {S\'{a}nchez, Jaime and S\'{a}enz, Mauricio and Ripoll, Miguel}, booktitle = {ASSETS '09: Proceeding of the eleventh international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility}, citeulike-article-id = {6049557}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1639642.1639651}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1639642.1639651}, doi = {10.1145/1639642.1639651}, isbn = {978-1-60558-558-1}, keywords = {accessibility, blind, impaired, visually}, location = {Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA}, pages = {35--42}, posted-at = {2009-10-31 17:52:46}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Usability of a multimodal videogame to improve navigation skills for blind children}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1639642.1639651}, year = {2009} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:6049557 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6049557 N2 - This work presents an evaluation study on the usability of a haptic device and a sound-based videogame for the development and use of orientation and mobility (O&M;) skills in closed, unfamiliar spaces by blind, school-aged children. A usability evaluation was implemented for a haptic device especially designed for this project (Digital Clock Carpet) and a 3D videogame (MOVA3D), in order to redesign and improve the usability, as well as to learn of its acceptance and the degree of the user's satisfaction with the interaction with these products for O&M; purposes. The results show that both the haptic device and the videogame are usable, accepted and pleasant regarding their use by blind children, and that they are ready to be used in the following stage, which will determine their impact on the development and use of O&M; skills. CY - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA SN - 978-1-60558-558-1 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 42 TI - Usability of a multimodal videogame to improve navigation skills for blind children PB - ACM T2 - ASSETS '09: Proceeding of the eleventh international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility SP - 35 KW - accessibility KW - blind KW - impaired KW - visually AU - Sánchez, Jaime AU - Sáenz, Mauricio AU - Ripoll, Miguel PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1639642.1639651 ER -