CalPoly Promoting Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in the Local Community Through Collaboration on Interactive Virtual Reality (VR) Training Tools

Through this project we aim to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the local community by incorporating immersive (virtual reality) VR components into existing sexual and gender harassment, and transgender awareness training. With local partners SAFER and GALA Pride and Diversity Center, researchers and assistants sought to assess training methods, future needs, and potential for integration of virtual reality into training. We wanted to create undergraduate research opportunities for students while improving DEI in the community by creating novel approaches sexual and gender harassment, and transgender awareness training. This grant project was designed to be the initial stage of a larger project to develop VR simulations. In this stage we sought to train research assistants; understand training needs clearly through community partners; identify methods for collecting user action and response data through unique branching tree narrative structures and interactions with users. Complete 2 effective screenplays improving training methods through novel methods.
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Date:
2021-04
Primary Material Type:
Case Study
Other Material Types:
Reference Material
Institution:
Cal Poly State University
Funding Source:
TAACCCT 2
Subjects:
public interest technology, PIT, Virtual Reality, VR, Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion, Data, Data Driven Stories, justice gender, data privacy

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Safer, San Luis Obispo GALA Pride and Diversity Center
Industry Sector:
Public Interest Technology -- Career & Workforce -- Justice
Occupation:
All Occupations (00-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (24)
Credit Type:
  • Other
Credential Type:
  • Associate Degree
  • Bachelors Degree
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
  • Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Language:
English (United States)
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Other
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • None

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
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