Interactive virtual client for teaching occupational therapy evaluative processes

Authors:
Sharon Stansfield;Tom Butkiewicz;Evan Suma;Marilyn Kane
Affiliations:
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY;Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY;Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY;Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Venue:
Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Year:
2005

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe our current work in developing a computer-based educational tool for Occupational Therapy students learning client evaluation techniques. The software is dialog-based and allows the student to interact with a virtual client. Students carry out an evaluation, following the appropriate procedures and assessing both the client's physical and emotional state as they proceed. Students' actions are saved to a file for instructor and self evaluation of their performance. The software is being developed using the Source® game engine SDK developed by Valve™.