Let's Face It!
© 2008 International Society for Autism Research
This is a collection of free Internet-based face and expression recognition games designed to teach "face processing skills" to children with autism. The idea is that in addition to their difficulties with language and social communication, children with autism may experience difficulties in their ability to recognize facial identity and emotions. The activities consist of straight forward matching games, and recognition of facial emotions, interpretation of eye gaze and eye contact, and the recognition of people across changes in facial expression. For example, Smile Maze is an interactive face training exercise that incorporates the active production of expressions into the human-computer interaction using CERT technology. Users are required to produce and hold a target expression for varying lengths of time in order to pass obstacles while navigating their way through a maze. Game players interact via real-time video capture and analysis. The result is a tight coupling between user action and system feedback, providing an intuitive and comfortable interaction. Let's Face It is a collaborative effort between the University of Victoria Brain and Cognition Lab and the Yale Child Study Centre. Visit http://web.uvic.ca/~jtanaka/letsfaceit/index.html for more information.
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Teaches: classification, expressions, interpersonal development