Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 2019-11-01 Recommending Games to Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) for Skill Enhancement Using Minecraft Alisha Banskota Brigham Young University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Banskota, Alisha, "Recommending Games to Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) for Skill Enhancement Using Minecraft" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 7734. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7734 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Recommending Games to Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for Skill Enhancement Using Minecraft Alisha Banskota A thesis submitted to the faculty of Brigham Young University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Yiu-Kai Dennis Ng, Chair Seth Holladay Daniel Zappala Department of Computer Science Brigham Young University Copyright c 2019 Alisha Banskota All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Recommending Games to Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for Skill Enhancement Using Minecraft Alisha Banskota Department of Computer Science, BYU Master of Science Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a long-standing mental condition characterized by hindered mental growth and development. In 2018, 168 out of 10,000 children are said to be affected with Autism in the USA. As these children move to adulthood, they have difficulty in communicating with others, expressing themselves, maintaining eye contact, developing a well-functioning motor skill or sensory sensitivity, and paying attention for longer period.