Mediate

Public

Comparison
Clustering
Dissemination


Comparison

• Multisensory environments

• Virtual environments:
  • VegoWelt

    Problem solving in a virtual environment.
    
    

  • Virart

    Training for social situations - social skills training with standard computer environment. Specifically aimed at asperger diagnosed users.
    
     
    

• Robotics:
  • Paris workshop - September 2002

• Affective computing:
  • MIT Group

    Based mainly on biofeedback. An attempt to personalise computing by responding to emotional aspects of the user. Not actively aimed at autistic individuals and has a reliance on wearables.

Clustering

Related Projects

• EU Project:
  • EyesWeb
    
     

    Multisensory Expressive Gesture Applications (MEGA)

    We are currently in discussions with Antonio Camurri who leads the Eyesweb team.

• Other projects:
  • AS Interactive Project - (based on Virart Group)
    Shirley Foundation and National Autistic Society.

  • Interactive vibrating water bed
    HKU with Barry Emons.
    

Points of Comparison

Compared to other work in this area, when other projects focus on autism they are significantly different to MEDIATE:

• Little sophisticated analysis and understanding of autistic users.

• Usually aimed at Asperger's and high end PAS.

• Focus is on training to help PAS cope with the neuro-typical world.

• Not interactive in relation to unique individual other than allowing choices through one of several pre-determined routes.

• Indiviudal is either mainly static at keyboard or hindered by headsets and 'wearables'.

• Do not attempt to enage in multimodal sensation, especially not vibration and touch.

Dissemination

Public Website

Private FTP Site

Internal research reports and ideas, also available to close collaborators.

Further Dissemination

• Specialists - scientific, designers, artistic

• Related research groups (with past interest and active knowledge)
  ENORASI, GRAB, ITACTI, TIM, VICKIE, VISUAL

• Wider research community.
• Potential developers.

  A clear picture on what can be developed from the project will be gained at the end of the first 24 months.

• European autistic community.
  • First at three evaluation sites and then through local users to national associations.
  • Via the Autisme Europe LINK Magazine.
  • Inviting national facilitators to view work in the three design team locations.

• Our main prioirty is dissemination to our actual users and this will be accomplished via a bespoke Intranet.