Case Study of ASCIT: Fostering Communication through Interactive Technologies for Long Term Sick Children.

Abstract

In the IBBT ASCIT project, several elements of multi-user virtual environments are combined into an integrated demonstrator that enable long term sick children to communicate efficiently with their regular school and classroom learning environment by means of an elaborate internet connection between home/hospital and class. This chapter will elaborate on the actual deployment of the ASCIT-project in class rooms in Flanders during school years 2007–2012. We will discuss the post-hoc evaluation of all actors involved in past cases as well as the implementation of a roadmap to successfully setup ASCIT-like support for long term sick children.