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Augmented Reality in Sports Education and Training for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

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3D modeling and augmented reality (AR) offer innovative perspectives for training in sports activity for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The objective of this review article is to offer a reflection on the design and learning methodology in the field of adapted physical activities, with the aim of improving its credibility toward children with ASDs. We also present an original experience of the development by AR in the team sport; an ergonomic approach to activity in a natural situation makes it possible to model the decision-making of children with ASD, and this is used to guide children with ASD to follow the existing avatar in the scene in a daily environment using AR.

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Fridhi, A., Bali, N. Augmented Reality in Sports Education and Training for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neurophysiology 54, 73–79 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11062-023-09937-z

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