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Spell Bound is a VR learning game to help children with dyslexia and dysgraphia learn letter formation and word recognition. An animated wizard guides them through the process of writing letters with a wand to complete magic words and then reading the word out loud to cast the spell.
The app is intended to be used only under the supervision of a qualified professional such as an occupational therapist or special-ed teacher.
The immersive nature of VR and the magical story elements keeps the child’s attention engaged while completing tasks that would otherwise frustrate them. Letter formation is most often taught in conjunction with handwriting, which is especially difficult for children with dyslexia/dysgraphia because of the fine motor skills handwriting requires. VR controllers rely primarily on arm movement for the interactions we designed, which allows the child to focus on letter formation separately from fine motor skills.
Performance is collected from gameplay into a dashboard which provides an assessment of the child’s development in improving their reading and writing skills. This information is used by the child’s instructor or reading/speech therapist to identify areas of improvement and determine the next course of action for instruction.
Engine: Unity (Version: 2019.2.18)
Hardware: Oculus Rift
Language(s): C#
Framework: React
Libraries: Recharts
SDK: Steam VR
Services: Firebase
- Download or clone the repository
- Open the project folder in Unity 2019.2.18
- Press Play in the editor. The wand is attached to the right controller.
All royalty free assets used in this project are listed below:
3D Models
FX
Images
Audio
- Magic wand ping, chime, fairy godmother 7
- An Earraigh
- Shih Tzu dog, barking
- Cat meow, hungry
- User interface tone, select, digital button
- Fantasy game, spell 01
VR Unity Developer (Scene and Input Tracking)
UX/UI Designer, Game Script Writer
Unity Developer (Gameplay Logic, Input tracking and Analytics)
Voice Over Actor, Web Developer (Analytics)
Project Manager, Developer (Speech Recognition)
Have a question or issue? Feel free to connect with a team member listed above.
MIT License
Copyright 2020 Mike McCready, Taylor Gilbert, Logan Smith, Kai Curtis, April Speight
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