When VR Serious Games Meet Special Needs Education: Research, Development and Th

Description: When VR Serious Games Meet Special Needs Education by Yiyu Cai, Qi Cao Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book presents selected research and development on virtual reality (VR) and serious games (SG) applications to assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in their learning of different skills. More specifically, several VR serious games are designed to train children with ASD on learning skill, life skill, and job skill. Publisher Description This book presents selected research and development on virtual reality (VR) and serious games (SG) applications to assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in their learning of different skills. Children with ASD have challenges to learn skills of learning, living, and working, due to their cognitive and behavioral limitations. The authors and their research teams of this book have many years research experience developing innovative and interactive VR and SG technology for the special needs education. More specifically, several VR serious games are designed to train children with ASD on learning skill, life skill, and job skill. Such games are often developed based on the needs of special education and used by special needs schools in Singapore. This book is a useful resource for students, scholars, and designers of learning material who want to embrace VR and SG for children with ASD. Author Biography Dr. Yiyu Cai is Tenured Faculty with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. In NTU, he heads the Strategic Research Program of VR & Soft Computing and is also Deputy Director of NTUs Center of Augmented & Virtual Reality. Currently, he is leading a team in NTU developing virtual & augmented reality technology to enhance learning. Over the last two decades, Prof. Cai has been doing R&D in virtual & augmented reality, serious games, artificial intelligence, and their applications in education. His research has been supported by Singapores National Research Foundation, Temasek Trust Funded Singapore Millennium Foundation, Ministry of Education, and many other public and private sectors. He has co-invented 6 international patents and published 6 books and over 150 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals and leading international conferences. He has organized more than 20 international conferences and has given nearly 60 keynote or invited speeches in many countries including France, Hollands, and Japan. He was Former President of The International Simulation and Gaming Association.Dr. Qi Cao is Assistant Professor with the School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Singapore campus. He obtained his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in 2007. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), China, in 2000. He has many years research experiences and is the first inventor of 2 US patents granted. His research interests include virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and signal processing. Details ISBN 9813369418 ISBN-13 9789813369412 Title When VR Serious Games Meet Special Needs Education Author Yiyu Cai, Qi Cao Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 217 Edition 1st Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore GE_Item_ID:140425170; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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