EnCity: A serious game for empowering young people with Down's syndrome

Aikaterini Bourazeri; Tyrone Bellamy-Wood; Sylvester Arnab

doi:10.1109/SeGAH.2017.7939267

EnCity: A serious game for empowering young people with Down's syndrome

Aikaterini Bourazeri, Tyrone Bellamy-Wood, Sylvester Arnab

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Abstract

Down's syndrome (also known as trisomy 21) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of chromosome 21 in a baby's cell. With education and proper care the quality of life of these people can be improved, and with the right support people with Down's syndrome can have an active role in the community. In this paper we examine how a virtual reality serious game, the EnCity game, could engage and encourage young people with Down's syndrome to have a more active involvement in the community. Players should complete mini games related to everyday tasks (e.g. preparing a meal, shopping in the supermarket, paying a bill, buying a ticket to visit a museum or gallery), and through these mini-games players will gain the appropriate training and encouragement for leading their lives without requiring help from their families or social services.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-5482-4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-5483-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH.2017.7939267
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2017
Event	IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health - Perth, Australia Duration: 2 Apr 2017 → 4 Apr 2017 Conference number: 5

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health
Abbreviated title	SeGAH 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Perth
Period	2/04/17 → 4/04/17

Keywords

Down's syndrome
empowerment
inclusivity
serious games

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Media Technology
Computer Science Applications
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Health(social science)
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education

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Bourazeri, A, Bellamy-Wood, T & Arnab, S 2017, EnCity: A serious game for empowering young people with Down's syndrome. in 2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)., 7939267, IEEE, IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, Perth, Australia, 2/04/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH.2017.7939267

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