ACM ISS 2022
Sun 20 - Thu 24 November 2022 Wellington, New Zealand

This research aimed to investigate how children with autism interacted with rich audio and visual augmented reality (AR) tabletop games. Based on in-depth needs analysis facilitated through autism centers in China, we designed and developed MagicBLOCKS, a series of tabletop AR interactive games for children with autism. We conducted a four-week field study with 15 male children. We found that the interactive dynamics in games were rewarding and played critical roles in motivation and sustained interest. In addition, based on post-hoc interviews and video analysis with expert therapists, we found that MagicBLOCKS provided opportunities for children with autism to engage with each other through player performances and audience interactions with episodes of cooperation and territoriality. We discuss the limitations and the insights offered by this research.

Tue 22 Nov

Displayed time zone: Auckland, Wellington change

13:30 - 15:00
Session 5: Collaboration 1Papers at Rutherford House Lecture Theatre 2
Chair(s): Joaquim Jorge University of Lisbon
13:30
22m
Talk
Semi-automated Analysis of Collaborative Interaction: Are We There Yet?
Papers
Thomas Neumayr University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria; JKU Linz, Mirjam Augstein University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Johannes Schönböck University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Sean Rintel Microsoft Research, Cambridge, Helmut Leeb University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Thomas Teichmeister University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
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13:52
22m
Talk
SaferHome: Interactive Physical and Digital Smart Home Dashboards for Communicating Privacy Assessments to Owners and Bystanders
Papers
Maximiliane Windl LMU Munich; Munich Center for Machine Learning, Alexander Hiesinger LMU Munich, Robin Welsch Aalto University, Albrecht Schmidt LMU Munich, Sebastian S. Feger LMU Munich
DOI
14:15
22m
Talk
Players and Performance: Opportunities for Social Interaction with Augmented Tabletop Games at Centres for Children with AutismHonourable Mention
Papers
Qin Wu The University of Auckland, Rao Xu Chengdu University of Information Technology, Yuantong Liu Chengdu University of Information Technology, Danielle Lottridge University of Auckland, Suranga Nanayakkara Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
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14:37
22m
Talk
Re-locations: Augmenting Personal and Shared Workspaces to Support Remote Collaboration in Incongruent Spaces
Papers
Daniel Immanuel Fink University of Konstanz, Johannes Zagermann University of Konstanz, Harald Reiterer University of Konstanz, Hans Christian Jetter University of Lübeck
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