Supporting visually impaired children with software agents in a multimodal learning environment

R Saarinen, J Järvi, R Raisamo, E Tuominen… - Virtual Reality, 2006 - Springer
Visually impaired children have a great disadvantage in the modern society since their
ability to use modern computer technology is limited due to inappropriate user interfaces …

[PDF][PDF] Haptics research in tauchi: Aiding visually impaired children and enabling haptic interaction

R Raisamo - Hands on Haptics: Exploring Non-Visual Visualisation …, 2005 - dcs.gla.ac.uk
Touch is one of the more recent senses being harnessed in multimodal interaction with
personal computers and mobile devices. Haptics has a great potential for hel** people …

Inquiry based learning environment for children

M Kangassalo, E Tuominen - FRONTIERS IN ARTIFICIAL …, 2008 - books.google.com
This paper describes development work on children's science learning environments that
utilize an inquiry-based learning approach as well as modern technological possibilities …

[PDF][PDF] Multimodal User Interfaces and Haptic Interaction

R Raisamo, J Raisamo - Citeseer
–Eg when judging an object's size both the visual and haptic modalities can provide
information.–But what is the perceived size of an object that is simultaneously seen and …