An interactive gaming approach for children with autism: an Islamic perspective

Nowadays, computer learning based have become more popular way for a children to learn. With the interesting design interface, user friendly interface and good interactivity will attract the children's attention. This interactive game application for children with autism (5 to 8 years old) is focusing on the way to help the children to improve their moral and behavior skills. Game-based application will be used to helps the children with autism learn the situation of Islamic behavior (akhlak) for them to improve their moral and behavior skills. There are many Muslim immigrant families who have children with disabilities. There is a growing identification in research on children with disabilities that religious beliefs can play an important role in how individuals understand and explain disability. Attractive and simplistic game is needed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASDs) to keep the children engaged with the computer application. In developing this project, the purpose of the research is to design an interactive game for children with autism to help them to understand moral values with an Islamic perspective.