Exploring the trends of educational virtual reality games: a systematic review of empirical studies

SS Oyelere, N Bouali, R Kaliisa, G Obaido… - Smart Learning …, 2020 - Springer
Virtual Reality (VR) and educational games are emerging technologies mediating a rapid
transformation in the educational world. However, few studies have systematically analyzed …

An overview of wearable haptic technologies and their performance in virtual object exploration

M van Wegen, JL Herder, R Adelsberger… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
We often interact with our environment through manual handling of objects and exploration
of their properties. Object properties (OP), such as texture, stiffness, size, shape …

Utilizing social virtual reality robot (V2R) for music education to children with high-functioning autism

M Shahab, A Taheri, M Mokhtari, A Shariati… - Education and …, 2022 - Springer
Virtual Reality (VR) technology is a growing technology that has been used in various fields
of psychology, education, and therapy. One group of potential users of VR are children with …

[HTML][HTML] Immersive virtual reality in health care: systematic review of technology and disease states

AJ Snoswell, CL Snoswell - JMIR Biomedical Engineering, 2019 - biomedeng.jmir.org
Background: Immersive virtual reality (IVR) presents new possibilities for application in
health care. Health care professionals can now immerse their patients in environments to …

Nonverbal sound in human-robot interaction: a systematic review

BJ Zhang, NT Fitter - ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Nonverbal sound offers great potential to enhance robots' interactions with humans, and a
growing body of research has begun to explore nonverbal sound for tasks such as sound …

Virtual reality enhances the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder: a review

J Chen, J Hu, K Zhang, X Zeng, Y Ma… - Interactive Learning …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual reality (VR) technology has shown great potential on intervention of social skills for
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This review aimed to review the application of …

Digital tools for direct assessment of autism risk during early childhood: A systematic review

D Mukherjee, S Bhavnani, G Lockwood Estrin… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Current challenges in early identification of autism spectrum disorder lead to significant
delays in starting interventions, thereby compromising outcomes. Digital tools can potentially …

Exploring the potential of social robots for speech and language therapy: a review and analysis of interactive scenarios

G Georgieva-Tsaneva, A Andreeva, P Tsvetkova… - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of innovative technology in the field of Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) has
gained significant attention nowadays. Despite being a promising research area, Socially …

One-shot learning from demonstration approach toward a reciprocal sign language-based HRI

SR Hosseini, A Taheri, M Alemi, A Meghdari - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This paper addresses the lack of proper Learning from Demonstration (LfD) architectures for
Sign Language-based Human–Robot Interactions to make them more extensible. The paper …

Fostering Social Interaction Between Hearing Impaired and Hearing Children: The Validation of Design and Interaction Strategies Through a Peer Interaction Game

W Li, T Liu, W Zhang, K Guo, Z Zhou - Games for Health Journal, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Hearing impaired (HI) children face challenges in establishing and maintaining
relationships with their hearing (H) peers, leading to potential damages on their …