Dytective: Toward a Game to Detect Dyslexia

Detecting dyslexia is crucial so that people who have dyslexia can receive training to avoid associated high rates of aca­ demic failure. In this paper we present Dytective, a game designed to detect dyslexia. The results of a within-subjects experiment with 40 children (20 with dyslexia) show sig­ nificant differences between groups who played Dytective. These differences suggest that Dytective could be used to help identify those likely to have dyslexia. Keywords Dyslexia; Serious Games; Detection; Screening Categories and Subject Descriptors K.3 [Computers in Education]: Computer Uses in Edu­ cation—Computer-assisted instruction.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: ASSETS
• Authors: Luz Rello, Abdullah Ali, Jeffrey P. Bigham
• Keywords: ASSETS 2015, Emerging Technology