Thanks for the post. I confess, FaceSay will not win a design award :-), but it does seem to generate some key aha's for the kids. I sometimes wonder if a bit of quirkiness in the design helps make it engaging.
Here's a quick synopsis of the research. Since the first study, the emotion recognition and face recognition results have been replicated in one additional randomized controlled study, though not yet peer reviewed (dissertations and masters theses). The latest emotion recognition results were in a randomized controlled study in a California school district - i.e. a more challenging environment. Here's a link to the IMFAR poster I presented in May.
http://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2011/webprogram/Paper9669.html
This 2010 study also found, to my surprise, significant improvement in theory of mind measures.
I am hoping a group in Canada and one in Poland will launch a FaceSay study this year, and we are aiming for an NIH grant for additional studies and new development.
I hope your daughter likes FaceSay. Sorry for the long delay on the Home Edition. Classic bootstrapping limitations. If she likes it, I'd be happy to discount the current classroom edition to the Home Edition price.
Here's a quick synopsis of the research. Since the first study, the emotion recognition and face recognition results have been replicated in one additional randomized controlled study, though not yet peer reviewed (dissertations and masters theses). The latest emotion recognition results were in a randomized controlled study in a California school district - i.e. a more challenging environment. Here's a link to the IMFAR poster I presented in May. http://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2011/webprogram/Paper9669.html
This 2010 study also found, to my surprise, significant improvement in theory of mind measures.
I am hoping a group in Canada and one in Poland will launch a FaceSay study this year, and we are aiming for an NIH grant for additional studies and new development.
I hope your daughter likes FaceSay. Sorry for the long delay on the Home Edition. Classic bootstrapping limitations. If she likes it, I'd be happy to discount the current classroom edition to the Home Edition price.
Casey
Casey Wimsatt Founder www.FaceSay.com