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StringForce: A Forced Collaborative Interaction Game for Special Education

Authors:

Wolmet Barendregt,

Peter Börjesson,

Olof TorgerssonAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '17: Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 713 - 716

https://doi.org/10.1145/3078072.3091987

Published: 27 June 2017 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper, we present the forced collaborative interaction game StringForce. StringForce is developed for a special education context to support training of collaboration skills, using readily available technologies and avoiding the creation of a "mobile bubble". In order to play StringForce two or four physically collocated tablets are required. These tablets are connected to form one large shared game area. The game can only be played by collaborating. StringForce extends previous work, both technologically and regarding social-emotional training. We believe StringForce to be an interesting demo for the IDC community, as it intertwines several relevant research fields, such as mobile interaction and collaborative gaming in the special education context.

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StringForce: A Forced Collaborative Interaction Game for Special Education
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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IDC '17: Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children

June 2017

808 pages

ISBN:9781450349215

DOI:10.1145/3078072

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Stanford University, USA
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University of California-Berkeley, USA

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June 27 - 30, 2017

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