A Mobile Web Game Approach for Improving Dysgraphia

Daniela Giordano, Francesco Maiorana

2015

Abstract

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects the performance of children's handwriting, which can seriously impact their school performance and their willingness to write their thoughts, and can also adversely affect their social life and can lead to low self-esteem. In this work a mobile web-based serious game for improving children's handwriting is presented. The design principles of the game are presented as well as the software tools and frameworks used for its implementation, including the results of an initial informal testing with children which are presented and discussed.

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Giordano D. and Maiorana F. (2015). A Mobile Web Game Approach for Improving Dysgraphia . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-107-6, pages 328-333. DOI: 10.5220/0005449103280333


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@conference{csedu15,
author={Daniela Giordano and Francesco Maiorana},
title={A Mobile Web Game Approach for Improving Dysgraphia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2015},
pages={328-333},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005449103280333},
isbn={978-989-758-107-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - A Mobile Web Game Approach for Improving Dysgraphia
SN - 978-989-758-107-6
AU - Giordano D.
AU - Maiorana F.
PY - 2015
SP - 328
EP - 333
DO - 10.5220/0005449103280333