Abstract
This paper gives an overview of the research project VR for Diversity that focused on the impact of interaction in VR on the user. For this purpose, a distinction is made between physical interaction, that can be achieved by using controllers, and para-social interaction, that refers to interacting with characters that inhabit the virtual world. In line with the perceived affordance of VR to serve as a perspective shifter, the topic of diversity was chosen as the theme for the narratives that were to be created for this the research project. The paper describes a number of different projects that all evolved around this theme and concludes by presenting insights on the impact of interactive VR.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Interactive Storytelling - 16th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2023, Proceedings |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 175-183 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031476549 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Funding
The research project VR for Diversity was led by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. It ran from October 2020 until October 2022 and was funded by SIA RAAK.