Human-computer interactions in speech therapy using a blowing interface

Abstract

In this paper we present a new human-computer interface for the quantitative measurement of blowing activities. The interface can measure the air flow and air pressure during the blowing activity. The measured values are stored and used to control the state of the graphical objects in the graphical user interface. In speech therapy children will find easier to play attractive therapeutic games than to perform repetitive and tedious, traditional blowing actions. Therefore, we also propose a set of games that can be used together with the blowing device. The paper focuses on the design of the interface, preliminary experiments and results. Additionally, fours blowing games are described.