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- Games for children with learning disabilitiesPublication . Freitas, Arman Khan de; Ferreira, Artur JorgeAbstract The purpose of this thesis is the development and evaluation of five educational mini-games designed for children with learning disabilities. The main objective is to create a fun and accessible way to support children overcoming different learning disabilities. Firstly, the development process approaches the theory behind the subject, performing a deep dive to find out what makes a learning disability. This is followed by a complete user profile that aims to detail each learning disability. This research is crucial for success in the creation process. The implementation comes next. Gameplay requirements for the games are drawn and refined, allowing for the designing of the mockups of each game. Each game will then go through rounds of discussions to better expand the user experience of the children. The games are then tested with children and results are gathered by both observing and interviewing them. The feedback can then be used as an input for some more implementations. Doing this in a cycle surely creates an even better experience and expanding of the product, overcoming their learning disabilities. The key findings showed that the children are generally excited about playing the games. However, issues like complicated controls and unclear instructions make things harder for some of them. Despite these problems, the positive feedback suggested that the games managed to keep the children interested and could be helpful for learning.