A Multimodal Learning System for Handwriting Movements

Learning to hand-write is a complex task and is fundamental for the development of a correct language reasoning and understanding. This work presents a multimodal system that focuses on the learning of handwriting movements. The system is thought for children usage providing engaging graphics and novel feedback technologies to accelerate the learning process. The main characteristic of the system architecture is its scalability in hardware and software components so that it is possible to employ it in any domestic setup.

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