Gamification: the increase in designing and testing prototypes, and a promising start for games improving social-based skills in students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Gamified environments and serious games show promising results in improving social-based skills for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, alongside an increasing trend in the design and testing of such prototypes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Nataly I. Innamorato

doi:10.1080/17489539.2026.2700725

July 24, 2026Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

Gamification: the increase in designing and testing prototypes, and a promising start for games improving social-based skills in students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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The research aims to review the effectiveness of gamified interventions in enhancing learning for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Systematic review of literature on gamified environments and serious games.
Focused on prototypes designed to improve social skills in students with autism.
Identified effective gamified strategies that support social skills development.
Showed promising outcomes in prototypes tested for autism learning environments.

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Systematic review analyzes gamified environments improving social skills in students with autism, suggesting effective educational tools.

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Q The aim of this paper was to systematically review and analyze the growing body of literature on gamified environments and serious games designed to support learning with students with autism spe...

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Nataly I. Innamorato (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a76fd3aea3239cd7841a https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2026.2700725

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