Title: Learn quest - a virtual reality based system for training autistic kids

Authors: Shriram K. Vasudevan; S.N. Abhishek; S. Swathi; Akshaya Lakshmi; S. Anandaram

Addresses: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita University, India ' [24]7 Inc., Prestige Tech Platina 2, Marathahalli Sarjapura Outer Ring Road, Kadabeesanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560087, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita University, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita University, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita University, India

Abstract: Childhood is the best part of life. A child enjoys anything and everything in this world without any discriminations. It is also the period of rapid brain development, where the kids learn the stepping stones for life. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disabilities that causes major impairments in social, communication and behavioural aspects of the children. Unlike other children, an autistic kid finds it difficult to go along and communicate with others. Social interactions and communication are the major aspects for peaceful living of any human being, and these children face difficulties in the same. So, we have developed a virtual reality based game engine that would attract the children and make them enjoy interacting with it while increasing the chance for learning. As the children continues playing this game, their learning and interacting ability increases nullifying some effects of autism, thus making it a boon for these kids.

Keywords: virtual reality; autism; 3D; game; interaction; gesture; leap motion sensor.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2019.098746

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2019 Vol.11 No.2, pp.103 - 115

Received: 01 Jul 2017
Accepted: 30 Jul 2017
Published online: 02 Apr 2019 *

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