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Title: | Djehuty : a mixed-initiative handwriting game for preschoolers |
Authors: | Sarr, Jean Michel A. Yannakakis, Georgios N. Liapis, Antonios Bah, Alassane Cambier, Christophe |
Keywords: | Games -- Design Intelligent tutoring systems Early childhood education |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | ACM |
Citation: | Sarr, J. M. A., Yannakakis, G. N., Liapis, A., Bah, A., & Cambier, C. (2020). Djehuty : a mixed-initiative handwriting game for preschoolers. International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games. |
Abstract: | Learning to read and write is a fundamental right and a necessary skill for the personal, cultural, and economic development of people and their societies. However, children of developing countries, such as sub-Saharan areas, are currently at a greater risk of illiteracy. The current penetration of mobile technologies and the internet in sub-Saharan rural areas, however, offers a unique opportunity for tackling the challenge of literacy at a large scale. Motivated by the current shortage of preschool teachers for training handwriting in a personalised manner, this paper discusses the design of Djehuty, an educational gamified environment for preschoolers. Djehuty is equipped with an artificial intelligence module which generates a style of handwriting and suggests handwriting paths to the child in a mixed-initiative manner. The paper presents the key elements of the game prototype. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80778 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsDG |
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