An Experimental Study of Virtual Space Design for Emotional Intervention in Autistic Children with Eye Movement Technology

Authors

  • Li Li
  • Luwei Wang
  • Xiao Zhu
  • Sixuan Wan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/th82s372

Keywords:

Virtual Reality Technology; children with ASD; emotional healing; eye-tracking.

Abstract

In this thesis, virtual technology is combined to study the eye-tracking status of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) towards their preference for space. Aided by virtual technology, experimental research is conducted to capture the Eye-tracking data of the subjects, so as to determine their degree of preference for space. A one-week experiment of virtual space preference is performed on ten children with ASD aged 8-14, and the experimental data are collected and organized by the researcher from two parts, namely, eye-tracking data validity and spatial validity. By comparing the experimental data processing, it is figured out that the subjects are more inclined to Space 2 in the experiment, and most of the subjects show a strong interest in Space 2. These results preliminarily indicate that eye-tracking data of children with ASD can serve as a basis for judging their preferences.

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29-10-2024

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Li, L., Wang, L., Zhu, X., & Wan, S. (2024). An Experimental Study of Virtual Space Design for Emotional Intervention in Autistic Children with Eye Movement Technology. Journal of Innovation and Development, 8(3), 82-86. https://doi.org/10.54097/th82s372