{"id":13726,"date":"2023-02-01T23:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T04:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=13726"},"modified":"2023-02-01T23:14:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T04:14:18","slug":"current-and-potential-uses-of-ar-vr-for-equity-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/current-and-potential-uses-of-ar-vr-for-equity-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Current and Potential Uses of AR\/VR for Equity and Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ellysse Dick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AR\/VR can make important contributions to equity and inclusion if it is designed with these goals in mind. It can serve as a tool to help tackle implicit biases, improve access to opportunities, and create new channels for communication, community, and collaboration across distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;because immersive experiences place the user in partially or fully virtual environments, they can manipulate and tailor these to their individual needs, making these technologies more inclusive for a wider set of users.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AR\/VR technologies, due to their highly adaptable and immersive nature, are uniquely positioned to reduce barriers and create opportunities for marginalized groups and underserved communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite evident benefits, AR\/VR is not a silver-bullet solution to equity and inclusion challenges. Further research is needed to better understand the efficacy of these tools, particularly for empathy and bias training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As AR\/VR technologies continue to evolve, so do new approaches to enrich the overall user experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some AR\/VR assist low-vision users in navigating physical space, such as by overlaying virtual visual aids on their surroundings or digitally enhancing images in real-time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wearable AR devices will provide all users with rich information about their surroundings through visual as well as auditory output.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;immersive technologies are uniquely positioned to overcome the limitations of physical space to create more accessible, equitable experiences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellysse Dick AR\/VR can make important contributions to equity and inclusion if it is designed with these goals in mind. It can serve as a tool to help tackle implicit biases, improve access to opportunities, and create new channels for communication, community, and collaboration across distances. &#8220;because immersive experiences place the user in partially or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":13733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[105],"class_list":{"0":"post-13726","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science-tech","8":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13726"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13732,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13726\/revisions\/13732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}