You have your own way of seeing the world. Keeping up with other people's body language, ways of talking, and mannerisms can be exhausting. But at a neighborhood party, you see someone sitting by himself. Here's a chance for a new friendship…

Intended to improve the conversational capabilities and social comfort for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the Social Conversation system allows users to practice having varied conversations with Sam Martin about numerous topics. Through conversations with Sam, users will gain experience beginning and ending conversations, avoiding inappropriate questions and statements, implementing tips to prolong the conversation, and learning how to have cooperative conversations.

Users gain skill in finding commonalities with Sam, observing his conversational and behavioral cues, changing topics, and maintaining appropriate eye contact. Users can refer back to the e-learning materials to refresh their knowledge of conversational techniques, selecting conversation topics, and avoiding impulsive statements. On-screen assistance is also available through a help coach who provides real-time feedback. After each conversation, users will receive helpful feedback, encouraging repeated practice.

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SIMmersion also created the Andy Newman Conversation as a demonstration of our capabilities in helping children with autism practice talking to Andy, a potential new friend at school. Users are able to talk about common interests, siblings, pets, and where Andy lived before, and they can try to arrange a play date. Andy will be eager to be friends with the user, but he will be less likely to want to play together if the user makes more impulsive statements or makes the conversation too one-sided.

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