Serious Game as Support for the Development of Computational Thinking for Children with Hearing Impairment

Applied Sciences

Sergio Albiol-Pérez¹  Cristian Rusu²  Sandra Cano²  JuanS. Naranjo³  Cristhiam Henao³ 

[1] Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Universidad de Zaragoza, Cdad. Escolar, 4, 44003, Teruel, Spain;Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, School of Computer Engineering, Brasil, 2950, Valparaíso, Chile;Universidad San Buenaventura de Cali, Faculty of Engineering, Carrera 1226-65 , 76001, Cali , Colombia;

关键词: Serious games;    Computational Thinking;    Children with hearing impairment;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app11010115

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Computational thinking (CT) has been a topic of interest in research, not only in the field of computer science, but also in education, since it allows the development of a set of competencies in the child related to problem-solving and decision-making. However, few studies on CT are focused on children with disabilities. Developing computational thinking skills for children with hearing problems is a challenge, even more so when their language skills are limited. Following a methodology for conception of serious games for children with hearing impairment called MECONESIS (Acronym in Spanish, MEtodología para CONcepción de juEgos Serios para nIños con discapacidad auditiva), we designed the serious game Perdi-Dogs for children between 7 and 11 years old with hearing impairment. We considered a set of aspects, such as challenges/learning, control, rules, feedback, interaction, rewards, surprise, communication/language, and fantasy. Perdi-Dogs involves both a physical and a digital interface, specifically a physical board together with digital interaction, by means of a QR (Quick Response) code and vibrotactile feedback system. Perdi-Dogs simulates a real environment, using physical elements able to interact simultaneously with technology. Evaluation was carried out with a group of seven children between 7 and 11 years old from the Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (Colombia). The results showed a high motivation to play for all of the children involved in the experiment.

【 授权许可】

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