Effectiveness of a computer game for recognizing and understanding facial emotions in hearing-impaired childrenGhanat, Mozhgan (Avtor) Zaraii Zavaraki, Esmaeil (Avtor) Jafarkhani, Fatemeh (Avtor) Bakhtiarvand, Morteza (Avtor) childrenhearing impairmentscomputer gamefacial emotion recognitionfacial emotion understandingThe present study evaluates the effectiveness of the EMOFIT computer game on the recognition and understanding of facially expressed emotions in 6-10- year-old hearing-impaired children. This quasi-experimental, pre-test-posttest design study, with control and experimental groups, was conducted with the participation of thirty children. The results showed significant improvement in emotion understanding, especially in adaptation (e.g., η² = 0.84), with slight improvement in naming (e.g., η² = 0.57). Results suggest that games like EMOFIT can effectively improve impaired social skills and emotional development among children.20252026-01-14 13:37:12Znanstveno delo96494sl