Audio Haptic Videogaming for Developing Wayfinding Skills in Learners Who Are Blind. Sánchez, J., de Borba Campos, M., Espinoza, M., & Merabet, L. B. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, of IUI '14, pages 199--208, New York, NY, USA, 2014. ACM. 00000
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Interactive digital technologies are currently being developed as a novel tool for education and skill development. Audiopolis is an audio and haptic based videogame designed for developing orientation and mobility (O&M) skills in people who are blind. We have evaluated the cognitive impact of videogame play on O&M skills by assessing performance on a series of behavioral tasks carried out in both indoor and outdoor virtual spaces. Our results demonstrate that the use of Audiopolis had a positive impact on the development and use of O&M skills in school-aged learners who are blind. The impact of audio and haptic information on learning is also discussed.
@inproceedings{sanchez_audio_2014,
	address = {New York, NY, USA},
	series = {{IUI} '14},
	title = {Audio {Haptic} {Videogaming} for {Developing} {Wayfinding} {Skills} in {Learners} {Who} {Are} {Blind}},
	isbn = {978-1-4503-2184-6},
	url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2557500.2557519},
	doi = {10.1145/2557500.2557519},
	abstract = {Interactive digital technologies are currently being developed as a novel tool for education and skill development. Audiopolis is an audio and haptic based videogame designed for developing orientation and mobility (O\&M) skills in people who are blind. We have evaluated the cognitive impact of videogame play on O\&M skills by assessing performance on a series of behavioral tasks carried out in both indoor and outdoor virtual spaces. Our results demonstrate that the use of Audiopolis had a positive impact on the development and use of O\&M skills in school-aged learners who are blind. The impact of audio and haptic information on learning is also discussed.},
	urldate = {2014-05-19TZ},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 19th {International} {Conference} on {Intelligent} {User} {Interfaces}},
	publisher = {ACM},
	author = {Sánchez, Jaime and de Borba Campos, Marcia and Espinoza, Matías and Merabet, Lotfi B.},
	year = {2014},
	note = {00000},
	pages = {199--208}
}

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