Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition that includes issues with communication and social interactions.

People with ASD also often have restricted interests and repetitive behaviors. To tackle the social interaction challenges faced by teenagers with ASD, information and communication technologies can be of help, in particulars specific artificial intelligence algorithms and interactive robots. Moreover, imitation games appear as an interesting way to explore.

In this paper, preliminary bricks of an automated gesture imitation game are presented, from environment considerations to game structure, through support tools and methods, as well as body detection detailed results.

autism spectrum disorder (ASD), imitation game, artificial intelligence, human-machine interaction, gesture recognition.