" Switches"
such as pressure pads and sound activated switches can mean that the smallest action can
result in a meaningful reward. Therefore we can actively encourage effort with a
reward that is meaningful and pleasurable to each person. If a person can learn to
associate with a switch activating a piece of equipment then this skill can be transferred
and generalised into many different situations.
Using switches in a multi-sensory
environment has the advantage that you can isolate one effect and thus the person is quite
sure that they have caused the effect to happen, also effects produced in a MSR can be
very pronounced so that they are very distinct and more easily perceptible.
In SPACE there are several
"wireless" switches which can be used with equipment such as fibre optics,
projectors and bubble tubes. It is also possible to "switch" the overall
environment e.g. the Theatre Lighting so that a client can choose whether he prefers red, green or blue
lighting.
