Gamification of Therapeutic Tools for Speech and Hearing Disorders

The paper explores the gamification of therapeutic tools for speech and hearing disorders. The goal was to develop a web application in the form of a game to test communication development of children by the TEKOS II. The web application, game story and principles, speech and picture stimuli were designed and developed. The designed concept brings a new view of how the TEKOS test can be realized, where children are directly involved through a game-like application, which can provide additional information and which enhances the diagnostics of comprehension problems. The designed prototype can be especially useful in cases where there is no person who is able to answer questions about which words a child can understand and speak. The prototype was evaluated in short tests under laboratory conditions. The overall impression of the designed prototype is positive, where the story, speech and visual stimuli are positively assessed.