Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Basic job-task simulation

I have an acquaintance named Trevor. He is developmentally disabled.

His family purchased him a Wii for his birthday, because they believed the non-traditional interface might work best with his under-developed fine motor skills. The same ones we use to play standard videogames.

I believe making a job-task simulator that can provide some level of error-correction could be a good "serious game" for those who may not have the ability to perform standard tasks that would typically be found in a game, while along the way, teaching basic job skills and accountability in a setting that is sympathetic and encouraging.

Examples of this might be how to memorize how to assemble a product or run a cash register.

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