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Emotion4Down: A Serious Video Game for Supporting Emotional Awareness of People with Down Syndrome

People with Down syndrome might experience difficulties identifying and expressing their emotions. These skills are part of their emotional awareness. Having problems with the development of the emotional awareness can cause anxiety and depression, and in some cases, behaviors that affect the physical and mental health and the social and labor inclusion. Some interventions for supporting emotional awareness in other populations have been adapted for people with Down syndrome. Also different video games have been suggested to complement these interventions. The literature proposes using serious video games to support developmental skills in children with Down syndrome, which have shown to help them maintain their attention and motivation. However, there is still little work related to supporting people with Down syndrome’s emotional awareness through interactive technology. This paper presents the design process, validation, and implementation of Emotion4Down, a serious video game to support the emotional awareness of people with Down syndrome.