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Numerous children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibitabnormal eye gaze pattern in communication and social interaction. Due to thehigh cost of ASD interventions and a shortage of professional therapists,researchers have explored the use of virtual reality (VR) systems as asupplementary intervention for autistic children. This paper presents thedesign of a novel VR-based system called the Hide and Seek Virtual RealitySystem (HSVRS). The HSVRS allows children with ASD to enhance their ocular gazeabilities while engaging in a hide-and-seek game with a virtual avatar. Byemploying face and voice manipulation technology, the HSVRS provides the optionto customize the appearance and voice of the avatar, making it resemble someonefamiliar to the child, such as their parents. We conducted a pilot study at theThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China, to evaluate thefeasibility of HSVRS as an auxiliary intervention for children with autism(N=24). Through the analysis of subjective questionnaires completed by theparticipants' parents and objective eye gaze data, we observed that children inthe VR-assisted intervention group demonstrated better performance compared tothose in the control group. Furthermore, our findings indicate that theutilization of face and voice manipulation techniques to personalize avatars inhide-and-seek games can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.

HSVRS: A Virtual Reality System of the Hide-and-Seek Game to Enhance Gaze Fixation Ability for Autistic Children