Interactive bengali games using multi-modal communication for autistic children of Bangladesh

Abstract

In developing countries like Bangladesh, autism is considered as mental disease and children are deprived from basic education and interactive learning opportunities. Studies have shown that using modern technology and gaming helps and encourages autistic children to communicate and develop in the society. This paper discuss the project of creating games targeting the autistic children of Bangladesh so that they can get learning experience that are interesting and entertaining. The games are made for universal platform (PC, android and MAC). There are multiple parts and each part motivates and acknowledges different aspects of autistic children. It includes colorful animation and motion to encourage children to express them in the society. The games are designed keeping in mind the Bengali alphabets, rhymes and children‟s discrepancy in learning or quick .This projects is done in Unity-game engine using C# and Java Script programming language.