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Design Considerations of Learning Resources: Improving Learning and Engagement of Students with Visual Impairments

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Serious Games (JCSG 2022)

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There is an increasing trend to use digital and interactive tools in classrooms. There are different types of resources like serious games, gamified applications, learning platforms and many other means of interactive learning and educational tools that are being used in classrooms. However, it is quite challenging to engage students with certain impairments in this interactive learning, since the tools are often not designed for their needs. Therefore, there is a need to make design considerations flexible enough to accommodate specific requirements and needs that could influence the playing experiences for these groups. The paper explores and discusses design considerations of a digital learning environment. These are the initial design considerations with the focus on improving player experience. In this context, the emphasis is on engagement factors mainly that could support learning, keeping under consideration the target group of visually impaired students.

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The work presented herein is partially funded under the Erasmus+ Project (INCLUDEME) and Program of the European Union.

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    Sundus Fatima & Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge

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Fatima, S., Baalsrud Hauge, J. (2022). Design Considerations of Learning Resources: Improving Learning and Engagement of Students with Visual Impairments. In: Söbke, H., Spangenberger, P., Müller, P., Göbel, S. (eds) Serious Games. JCSG 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13476. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15325-9_7

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