Abstract
Tangible multitouch tabletops allow multiple users to interact with physical and virtual objects simultaneously and afford natural and intuitive social interactions. Although some applications have shown that multitouch tabletop technology is an applicable technology with potentials for children with ASD, more research is need to understand how to take advantage of the affordance of this technology. This research presents an effort in exploring the potentials of tangible and multitouch games for children with ASD.
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Chen, W. (2014). Designing Tangible and Multitouch Games for Autistic Children. In: Miesenberger, K., Fels, D., Archambault, D., Peňáz, P., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8547. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_78
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