Exploring 3D miniatures with action simulations by finger gestures: Study of a new embodied design for blind and sighted children.

ABSTRACT: Tactile books for blind children generally contain tactile illustrations referring to a visual world that can be difficult to understand. This study investigates an innovative way to present content to be explored by touch. Following embodied approaches and evidence about the advantages of manipulations in tactile processing, we examined 3D miniatures that children explored using their middle and index fingers to simulate leg movements. This "Action simulations by finger gestures-ASFG" procedure has a symbolic relevance in the context of blindness. The aim of the present study was to show how the ASFG procedure facilitates the identification of objects by blind and sighted children. Experiment 1 examined the identification of 3D miniatures of action objects (e.g. the toboggan, trampoline)

SUBMITTER: Valente D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857736 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature