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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/93549, first published .
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Social Role–Based Training Using a Computer Graphics Avatar in a Real-World Commercial Setting for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Quasi-Experimental Study

Social Role–Based Training Using a Computer Graphics Avatar in a Real-World Commercial Setting for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Quasi-Experimental Study

Hirokazu Kumazaki   1, 2 , MD, PhD ;   Hiroko Kamide   3 , PhD ;   Takahiro Miyashita   4 , PhD ;   Hidenobu Sumioka   4 , PhD ;   Yuichiro Yoshikawa   5 , PhD ;   Hiroshi Ishiguro   5 , PhD

1 Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

2 Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

3 The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

4 Interaction Science Laboratories, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Souraku, Kyoto, Japan

5 Department of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering Science, The University of Osaka, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Corresponding Author:

  • Hirokazu Kumazaki, MD, PhD
  • Department of Neuropsychiatry
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Nagasaki University
  • 1-7-1, Sakamoto
  • Nagasaki 852-0052
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 958197291
  • Fax: 81 958197296
  • Email: kumazaki@tiara.ocn.ne.jp