Uttama Lahiri|Zachary Warren|Nilanjan Sarkar
Design of a Gaze-Sensitive Virtual Social Interactive System for Children With Autism
Vanderbilt University
impairments social communication skills thought core deficits children autism spectrum disorder asd recent years several assistive technologies particularly virtual reality vr investigated promote social interactions population well known children asd demonstrate atypical viewing patterns social interactions thus monitoring eyegaze valuable design intervention strategies several studies used eyetracking technology monitor eyegaze offline analysis exists realtime system monitor eyegaze dynamically provide individualized feedback given promise vrbased social interaction usefulness monitoring eyegaze realtime novel vrbased dynamic eyetracking system developed work system called virtual interactive system gazesensitive adaptive response technology vigart capable delivering individualized feedback based childs dynamic gaze patterns vrbased interaction results usability study six adolescents asd presented examines acceptability usefulness vigart results terms improvement behavioral viewing changes relevant eye physiological indexes participants interacting vigart indicate potential novel technology