Effects of Interactive Gaming on Social Skill Development in Autism Saudi Students

Abstract

The study focused on examining the impact of interactive gaming on the essence of Saudi students with Autism regarding their social skills. As for the means of data analysis the quantitative research design was used, and more specifically, the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The emphasis was made on how the concept of the interactive gaming affects the elements of communication, cooperation, empathy, and other social interaction skills. As per the recorded outcomes, it can be clearly seen that there was increase in the communication and cooperation skills. But, the change in Empathy score was not greatly affected and the obtained score lies within the normal range of controls that can be expected. With regards to the findings derived from the research study, it can be concluded that, or so it seems, interactive gaming stands to gain positive results for some aspects of social skills training. However, it may need other factors to enhance the general compassion. The likely advantages of the interactive branch of gaming for the subjects with autism are discussed in this paper, along with the guidelines for enhancing the further game models and the proposal of the further intercessions of other forms of therapy.