Impact of Interaction Paradigms on Full-Body Interaction Collocated Experiences for Promoting Social Initiation and Collaboration

Abstract

This article addresses the design and study of novel interaction settings and systems supporting collocated interaction. More specifically, we aim to analyze the implications of two different interaction approaches, namely first-person and third-person interaction paradigms, and the corresponding theoretical approaches when designing and developing collocated experiences for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). This analysis is supported by the outcomes of several examples of full-body interaction collocated experiences aimed at promoting social initiation and collaboration. Moreover, we present a series of goal-driven guidelines to consider when designing with various interaction paradigms. Finally, we discuss future work to better understand the implications of constructing paradigms for the intuitive use of these full-body interaction systems.

Additional information

Funding

Pico’s Adventure project was funded by the European Commission through the M4ALL project (Project no 531219-LLP-1-2012-1-IT-KA3-KA3MP). Lands of Fog was funded by Fundació La Caixa through the RecerCaixa 2013 grants; Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona

Notes on contributors

Ciera Crowell

Ciera Crowell ([email protected]) is a researcher with an interest in interaction design of virtual environments for individuals with special needs; she is a researcher in the Department of Information and Communication Technologies of University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.

Joan Mora-Guiard

Joan Mora-Guiard, PhD ([email protected]) is a researcher with an interest in exploring and assessing affordances of Embodied Interaction technologies; he is a PhD in the Department of Information and Communication Technologies of University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.

Narcis Pares

Narcis Pares, PhD ([email protected]) is a researcher of Full-body or Embodied Interaction and more specifically in Interactive Playgrounds; he is a tenure associate professor in the Department of Information and Communication Technologies of University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.