Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder

B. Grawemeyer; H. Johnson; M. Brosnan; E. Ashwin; L. Benton

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_33

Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder

B. Grawemeyer, H. Johnson, M. Brosnan, E. Ashwin, L. Benton

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This paper describes how we developed an embodied pedagogical agent (EPA) with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is characterised by impairments in social communication, imagination, and perspective-taking, which can compromise design and collaboration. However, if an ASD preference for visual processing can be supported by providing images of design ideas as they develop, these difficulties may be overcome. We describe a methodology that successfully supports the visualisation and development of EPAs using our prototype visualisation tool (EPA DK), enabling ASD users to function as active design participants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 14-18, 2012. Proceedings
Editors	S A Cerri, W J Clancey, G Papadourakis, K Panourgia
Publisher	Springer
Pages	262-267
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9783642309496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_33
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012 - Chania, Crete, Greece Duration: 13 Jun 2012 → 17 Jun 2012

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	7315
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Chania, Crete
Period	13/06/12 → 17/06/12

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Grawemeyer, B., Johnson, H., Brosnan, M., Ashwin, E., & Benton, L. (2012). Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder. In S. A. Cerri, W. J. Clancey, G. Papadourakis, & K. Panourgia (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 14-18, 2012. Proceedings (pp. 262-267). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 7315). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_33

Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder. / Grawemeyer, B.; Johnson, H.; Brosnan, M. et al.

Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 14-18, 2012. Proceedings. ed. / S A Cerri; W J Clancey; G Papadourakis; K Panourgia. Springer, 2012. p. 262-267 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 7315).

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Grawemeyer, B, Johnson, H , Brosnan, M, Ashwin, E & Benton, L 2012, Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder. in SA Cerri, WJ Clancey, G Papadourakis & K Panourgia (eds), Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 14-18, 2012. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7315, Springer, pp. 262-267, Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, 13/06/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_33

Grawemeyer B, Johnson H , Brosnan M, Ashwin E, Benton L. Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder. In Cerri SA, Clancey WJ, Papadourakis G, Panourgia K, editors, Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 14-18, 2012. Proceedings. Springer. 2012. p. 262-267. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_33

Grawemeyer, B. ; Johnson, H. ; Brosnan, M. et al. / Developing an embodied pedagogical agent with and for young people with autism spectrum disorder. Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 14-18, 2012. Proceedings. editor / S A Cerri ; W J Clancey ; G Papadourakis ; K Panourgia. Springer, 2012. pp. 262-267 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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