Post on 13-Jun-2020
March 1, 2019
Avatars and Altruism:Using immersive technology to Build Empathy
Ara Brown, Ed.D. - Whittle School & Studios, Washington, D.C.Nola-rae Cronan - Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, OHTracie Hightower - Cranbrook Kingswood School - Bloomfield Hills, MIAdam Mangana - Jackson Preparatory School - Jackson, Mississippi
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
OUR DISCUSSION TODAY
AGENDA
● Introductions
● The Importance of Empathy in Our Schools
● Perceptions of Technology
● Can VR Build Empathy?
● Examples of Technology for Good
○ Video games and simulations
○ Columbus School for Girls
○ Cranbrook Kingswood School
○ Jackson Prep and the XR Lab
● Q & A - Everyone
● Experiential Lab
Empathy in the schools
Empathy =
Emotional Resilience
Perspective-takingis the process by which an individual views a situation from another's point-of-view] Within the scientific literature, perspective-taking has been defined along two dimensions: perceptual and conceptual. Perceptual perspective-taking is defined as the ability to understand how another person experiences things through their senses (i.e. visually or auditorily).Conceptual perspective-taking is defined as the ability to comprehend and take on the viewpoint of another person's psychological experience (i.e. thoughts, feelings and attitudes).(1
● What is Extended Reality?● Extended reality ('XR) is a term referring to all real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions generated by computer
technology and wearables. It includes representative forms such as augmented reality (AR), augmented virtuality (AV) and virtual reality (VR). [1]
and the areas interpolated among them. The levels of virtuality range from partially sensory inputs to immersive virtuality, also called VR.
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
.
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper SchoolVR Lab - Empathy Research
2
Becoming Homeless: A Human ExperienceSTANFORD
1st Person VR InteractiveHow could you lose everything?How will you protect yourself ?A walk through another’s shoes
Testimonial: “The experience is really immersive and makes one feel like they are actually present in the scene.”“It was very “eye opening” and help me to understand the problems some people face today and the struggles of certain places and people.”
VR Lab - Empathy Research Study Results2
CNN VR360 Videos
o ● Real-world perspective news experiences
● Understand the news inside and out● Follow reporters to the frontline
experiences● View the future of news
Testimonial: “Some of the CNN stories showed you that you could look around in 360. Overall, I felt like I actually had a role/presence in the story.”
Kyobi Arts Networking Group 2020
Questions?
&
The Experiential Lab
Slides and Resources
Slides: bit.ly/NAISVR2019
Resources: bit.ly/NAISVR2019R