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posted by mrpg on Saturday August 04 2018, @02:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the too-late-for-me-I'm-35 dept.

Google Glass could help children with autism socialize with others

Google Glass may have failed as a high-tech fashion trend, but it's showing promise as a tool to help children with autism better navigate social situations.

A new smartphone app that pairs with a Google Glass headset uses facial recognition software to give the wearer real-time updates on which emotions people are expressing. In a pilot trial, described online August 2 in npj Digital Medicine, 14 children with autism spectrum disorder used this program at home for an average of just over 10 weeks. After treatment, the kids showed improved social skills [open, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-018-0035-3], including increased eye contact and ability to decode facial expressions.

After her 9-year-old son, Alex, participated in the study, Donji Cullenbine described the Google Glass therapy as "remarkable." She noticed within a few weeks that Alex was meeting her eyes more often — a behavior change that's stuck since treatment ended, she says. And Alex enjoyed using the Google Glass app. Cullenbine recalls her son telling her excitedly, "Mommy, I can read minds."

Q: What does the scouter say about his emotional state? A: He is confused... Now he has recognized this device as Google Glass and has become enraged.


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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Saturday August 04 2018, @09:15AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday August 04 2018, @09:15AM (#717170) Journal

    In fact, seriously, it is a good example of the uncertainty priciple

    No, it's not. Because in the quantum mechanical uncertainty principle, the measured quantity does not even exist without the measurement. While people have facial expressions even when they don't notice a Google Glass directed at them, just possibly different ones.

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