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BioVisualSpeech: uma plataforma com jogos sérios de apoio à terapia da fala que permite parametrização dos treinos
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A fala permite a transmissão de diversos tipos de informação importantes, sendo o
meio de comunicação mais utilizado e, por isso, um elemento essencial para a integração
na comunidade constituindo, deste modo, um dos aspetos mais importantes na nossa
vida. Infelizmente, os desvios da fala são um problema comum entre muitas crianças e,
se não forem tratados, podem vir a causar um impacto direto não só na vida social da
criança como também na sua vida académica. Assim sendo, a terapia da fala tem um
papel muito importante uma vez que é através dela que as crianças podem superar os
referidos desvios.
A terapia da fala é uma área da saúde que tem vindo a crescer significativamente nos
últimos anos. Sendo uma terapia relativamente recente [3], os recursos que apoiam esta
terapia são escassos tendo de ser, muitas vezes, adaptados e criados pelos terapeutas. Para
além disso, os materiais disponíveis para as sessões de terapia da fala são muito limitados
e monótonos sendo, deste modo, difícil manter as crianças motivadas para a execução dos
exercícios.
Uma forma de motivar as crianças é através de jogos eletrónicos, tecnologias com que,
hoje em dia, elas já se encontram bastante familiarizadas. Por conseguinte, propõe-se uma
plataforma de software, através de técnicas de gamificação da terapia, que compreendam
um sistema de recompensas, dificuldades adaptadas consoante as necessidades de cada
criança, análise de som e ainda a possível parametrização por parte dos terapeutas. Esta
plataforma de software inclui dois jogos distintos, permitindo, contudo, a posterior adição
de outros jogos.
Ambos os jogos utilizam um sistema automático de reconhecimento de fala de modo
a classificar as produções de fala das crianças. São ambos dependentes do que a criança
diz e oferecem feedback visual imediato sobre o mesmo. Têm ainda algumas pistas para
auxiliar as crianças, caso as mesmas apresentem alguma dificuldade, e um sistema de re compensas de modo a manter a sua motivação. Um dos jogos contém ainda diversos níveis
e um sistema de dificuldade automático. Estes jogos pretendem assim, auxiliar as crianças
na superação das suas dificuldades com um determinado género de sons, podendo ser
utilizados tanto em sessões de terapia, como em casa para as crianças treinarem. O(a)
terapeuta terá a facilidade em seguir a criança de modo a possibilitar uma articulação das sessões de terapia mediante as facilidades/dificuldades apresentadas pelas crianças.
Speech allows for the transfer of multiple types of important information, being the means of communication most widely used, and, because of that, as essential element for integration in the community, and, in that way, one of the most important aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, speech disorders are a common problem amongst children, and, if not treated, they can cause a direct impact not only in the child’s social life, but also on his or hers academic life. So being, speech therapy has a very important role, because it’s thought it that children can overcame those disorders. Speech therapy is an area of healthcare that has been experiencing significant growth over the last years. Being a recent therapy, its support resources are scarce, being, many times adapted and created by the therapists. Beyond that, the available materials for speech therapy sessions are very limited and monotonous, which makes keeping the children focused on executing the exercises a hard task. One way of motivating the children is through electronic games, technologies which, in our day and age, they are pretty familiarised. So, here is proposed a software plat form, through gamification techniques of therapy, that comprise a system of rewards, adapted difficulty levels to the necessities of each child, sound analysis and the possible parametrization by part of the therapists. This software platform will be composed by two different games, but allows the later addition of others. Both games use an automatic speech recognizing system to gauge the children’s speech productions. They are both dependant on that the child says and offer an immediate visual feedback on it. Also, they provide some clues to help the children, should they experience any difficulties, and a system of rewards to keep motivating them. One of the games also contains several levels and an automatic difficult system. This games pretend, in this way, to help the children overcome their troubles with a certain kind of sounds, and they can be used in therapy sessions or at home, for the children to practice. The therapist will also be able to follow de child to adjust the therapy sessions having in mind the troubles presented by the children.
Speech allows for the transfer of multiple types of important information, being the means of communication most widely used, and, because of that, as essential element for integration in the community, and, in that way, one of the most important aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, speech disorders are a common problem amongst children, and, if not treated, they can cause a direct impact not only in the child’s social life, but also on his or hers academic life. So being, speech therapy has a very important role, because it’s thought it that children can overcame those disorders. Speech therapy is an area of healthcare that has been experiencing significant growth over the last years. Being a recent therapy, its support resources are scarce, being, many times adapted and created by the therapists. Beyond that, the available materials for speech therapy sessions are very limited and monotonous, which makes keeping the children focused on executing the exercises a hard task. One way of motivating the children is through electronic games, technologies which, in our day and age, they are pretty familiarised. So, here is proposed a software plat form, through gamification techniques of therapy, that comprise a system of rewards, adapted difficulty levels to the necessities of each child, sound analysis and the possible parametrization by part of the therapists. This software platform will be composed by two different games, but allows the later addition of others. Both games use an automatic speech recognizing system to gauge the children’s speech productions. They are both dependant on that the child says and offer an immediate visual feedback on it. Also, they provide some clues to help the children, should they experience any difficulties, and a system of rewards to keep motivating them. One of the games also contains several levels and an automatic difficult system. This games pretend, in this way, to help the children overcome their troubles with a certain kind of sounds, and they can be used in therapy sessions or at home, for the children to practice. The therapist will also be able to follow de child to adjust the therapy sessions having in mind the troubles presented by the children.
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Sistema Orientado à Terapia da Fala Análise de Som Terapia da Fala Níveis de Dificuldade Parametrização Recompensas