Assessing Social Communication and Collaboration in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Intelligent Collaborative Virtual Environments

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Lian; Weitlauf, Amy S.; Amat, Ashwaq Zaini; Swanson, Amy; Warren, Zachary E.; Sarkar, Nilanjan
Titel	Assessing Social Communication and Collaboration in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Intelligent Collaborative Virtual Environments
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 1, S.199-211 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Weitlauf, Amy S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04246-z
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Communication; Cooperation; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Computer Simulation; Artificial Intelligence; Measurement; Accuracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Co-operation; Kooperation; Autismus; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Künstliche Intelligenz; Messverfahren
Abstract	Existing literature regarding social communication outcomes of interventions in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) depends upon human raters, with limited generalizability to real world settings. Technological innovation, particularly virtual reality (VR) and collaborative virtual environments (CVE), could offer a replicable, low cost measurement platform when endowed with intelligent agent technology and peer-based interactions. We developed and piloted a novel collaborative virtual environment and intelligent agent (CRETA) for the assessment of social communication and collaboration within system and peer interactions. The system classified user statements with moderate to high accuracies. We found moderate to high agreement in displayed communication and collaboration skills between human--human and human--agent interactions. CRETA offers a promising avenue for future development of autonomous measurement systems for ASD research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01