title: A three-dimensional object orientation detector assisting people with developmental disabilities to control their environmental stimulation through simple occupational activities with a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller.
abstract: This study evaluated whether two people with developmental disabilities would be able to actively perform simple occupational activities to control their preferred environmental stimulation using a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller with a newly developed three-dimensional object orientation detection program (TDOODP, i.e. a new software program, which turns a Wii Remote Controller into a three-dimensional object orientation detector). An ABAB design, in which A represented the baseline and B represented intervention phases, was adopted in this study. The data shows that the performance of both participants has significantly increased (i.e. they perform more simple occupational activities to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation) during the intervention phases. The practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed.
authors: Department of Special Education, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 970, Taiwan, ROC. schee@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
authors: Ching-Hsiang
authors: CH
authors: Shih
authors: Man-Ling
authors: ML
authors: Chang
authors: Zhang
authors: Z
authors: Mohua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004215:Distance Perception / Q000502:physiology; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface