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A Tangible Math Game for Visually Impaired Children

Authors:

Ana Cristina Pires,

Sebastian Marichal,

Fernando Gonzalez-Perilli,

Ewelina Bakala,

Bruno Fleischer,

Gustavo Sansone,

Tiago GuerreiroAuthors Info & Claims

ASSETS '19: Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Pages 670 - 672

https://doi.org/10.1145/3308561.3354596

Published: 24 October 2019 Publication History

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Abstract

We present iCETA, an inclusive interactive system for math learning, that enables children to autonomously engage and solve additive composition tasks. It was designed through a set of participatory sessions with visually impaired children and their educators, and supports math learning through the combination of tangible interaction with haptic and auditory feedback. Tangible blocks representing numbers 1 to 5 were used to add or subtract and correctly solve the task embedded in a computerized game. Our approach aims to provide better scaffolding for understanding the abstract concept of a number by working with different representations of that number, as the size of the block, Braille, color and audio feedback.

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A Tangible Math Game for Visually Impaired Children
1. General and reference
  1. Cross-computing tools and techniques
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2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. User studies

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ASSETS '19: Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 2019

730 pages

ISBN:9781450366762

DOI:10.1145/3308561

General Chair:
Jeffrey P. Bigham
Carnegie Mellon University., USA
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Program Chairs:
Shiri Azenkot
Cornell Tech, USA
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Shaun K. Kane
University of Colorado Boulder, USA

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ASSETS '19: The 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 28 - 30, 2019

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