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ACMIDC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Designing with and for children with special needs: an inclusionary model
In order to design for children with special needs, we need to design with children with special needs. The inclusionary model proposed in this paper suggests that appropriate inv...
Mona Leigh Guha, Allison Druin, Jerry Alan Fails
ACMIDC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Developing a multi-user virtual environment for adolescent psychotherapy
This paper discusses the early use of a prototype multiuser virtual environment (MUVE) designed to enhance traditional, office-based adolescent psychotherapy. Keywords Multi-playe...
Daniel Gillette
ACMIDC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Semiotics artifacts, space and community: a case study on pinholes
Given the fracturing of virtual and physical spaces, young people are less involved in their local surrounding spaces. Yet, investing the community space is related to sense of co...
Françoise Decortis, Laura Lentini
ACMIDC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Utilizing technology to support the development of empathy
Empathy is a fundamental component of positive and productive human relationships. In the context of civic engagement, the ability to "stand in the shoes of another" inc...
Shaundra Bryant Daily, Karen Brennan
ACMIDC
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Supporting parent-child interaction in divorced families
Divorce affects a significant number of children and parents. In this work, I discuss the challenges that these families may face and present two systems that may help address som...
Svetlana Yarosh