Desarrollo de Serious Games para 1) aprendizaje del idioma francés y 2) apoyo a niños con discapacidad psicomotriz : desarrollo de un juego serio con interfaz "body as interface" que permita mapear el movimiento de niños con discapacidad psicomotriz al clic izquierdo del ratón.

Abstract

This document details the development of the click component of GestPlay, a system designed to assist children with psychomotor disabilities through a “body as interface”. This component allows mapping the user's movement to the left mouse click using gestures captured by a webcam. The main objective is to provide an interactive therapeutic tool.

The literature on serious games, their application in education and therapy, and body as interface technology is reviewed. Information gathering and expert feedback are described, which inform the system requirements. The development includes the creation of low and high fidelity prototypes, evaluated and refined through usability testing. The serious game developed, where children match animals with their shadows, is integrated with gesture mapping functionalities. Profile management, allowing to customize the game experience according to the child's progress, and general application settings are detailed. The paper highlights the use of the simple interaction design lifecycle model, whose iterative approach has allowed refining ideas and validating requirements through testing. The conclusions underline the importance of low-fidelity prototypes for early feedback and the management of risks associated with reliance on external entities. Finally, future improvements are recommended, such as advanced customization of game mechanics and extension of recognition and mapping to other body parts, to adapt to diverse user needs.