Expanding the VR for the Social Good Initiative to Brazilian Higher Education
Resumo
This paper explores the expansion of the “VR for the Social Good” (VR4SG) initiative from the University of Florida to the Brazilian higher education context. In Brazil, the general public predominantly views Virtual Reality (VR) as just an entertainment tool, yet we intend to highlight its potential for addressing local Social Good issues. Therefore, this paper proposes a structured adaptation of the VR4SG course tailored to contextual needs, resources, implementation requirements, and desired social changes within Brazilian communities. This proposal is informed by our analysis of various versions of the course over the years, utilizing the Service Blueprint tool to outline a clear and effective strategy for implementation. Overall, the proposed expansion of the VR4SG course in the Brazilian Higher Education scenario aims to empower students from different disciplines into proactive, real problem solvers using VR technology. With this approach, we expect to inspire and qualify Brazilian students to go beyond consuming VR media to create immersive narratives capable of shifting perspectives and fostering empathy. By promoting teamwork and effective communication, the course can not only enhance personal skills but also contribute to social change, aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Palavras-chave:
Virtual Reality, Social Good, Brazilian Education, Sustainable Development Goals
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Andrés Esteban Acero López, María Catalina Ramirez Cajiao, Mauricio Peralta Mejia, Luisa Fernanda Payán Durán, and Edier Ernesto Espinosa Díaz. 2019. Participatory Design and Technologies for Sustainable Development: an Approach from Action Research. Systemic Practice and Action Research 32, 2 (2019), 167–191. DOI: 10.1007/s11213-018-9459-6
Ikpe Justice Akpan and Murali Shanker. 2019. A comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of virtual reality, 3D visualization and 2D visual interactive simulation: an exploratory meta-analysis. SIMULATION 95, 2 (2019), 145–170. DOI: 10.1177/0037549718757039
Diana Alberghini. 2020. Improving empathy: is virtual reality an effective approach to educating about refugees? [link]
Mary Jo Bitner, Amy L. Ostrom, and Felicia N. Morgan. 2008. Service Blueprinting: A Practical Technique for Service Innovation. California Management Review 50, 3 (2008), 66–94. DOI: 10.2307/41166446
Stephanie Carnell and Benjamin Lok. 2018. Observations on Social Good Applications Created by New Developers. In 2018 IEEE Workshop on Augmented and Virtual Realities for Good (VAR4Good). 1–4. DOI: 10.1109/VAR4GOOD.2018.8576890
María T. Carrillo-de-la Peña, Eva Baillès, Xavier Caseras, Àlvar Martínez, Generós Ortet, and Jorge Pérez. 2009. Formative assessment and academic achievement in pre-graduate students of health sciences. Advances in Health Sciences Education 14 (2009), 61–67. Issue 1. DOI: 10.1007/s10459-007-9086-y
Daniel Chandler and Rod Munday. 2011. A Dictionary of Media & Communication. Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/acref/9780199568758.001.0001
Matthew Cotton. 2021. Virtual Reality as Ethical Tool. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 93–112. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72907-3_5
Katja Crnogaj, Polona Tominc, and Maja Rožman. 2022. A Conceptual Model of Developing an Agile Work Environment. Sustainability 14, 22 (2022). DOI: 10.3390/su142214807
Benjamin M.P. Cuff, Sarah J. Brown, Laura Taylor, and Douglas J. Howat. 2016. Empathy: A Review of the Concept. Emotion Review 8, 2 (2016), 144–153. DOI: 10.1177/1754073914558466
Mark H. Davis. 2009. Empathy. In Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, Harry T. Reis and Susan Sprecher (Eds.). SAGE, 515–520.
Tang Howe Eng, Alif Faisal Ibrahim, and Noor Emma Shamsuddin. 2015. Students’ Perception: Student Feedback Online (SuFO) in Higher Education. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 167 (2015), 109–116. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.651 The XVI International Organisation for Science and Technology Education Symposium (IOSTE Borneo 2014).
VR for the Social Good Initiative at the University of Florida. 2015. Get Involved. [link]
VR for the Social Good Initiative at the University of Florida. 2015. Telling virtual stories, real social change. Retrieved February 28, 2008 from [link]
Engenheiros Sem Fronteiras. [n. d.]. Sobre nós. [link]
Jennifer L. Goetz, Dacher Keltner, and Emiliana Simon-Thomas. 2010. Compassion: An evolutionary analysis and empirical review. Psychological Bulletin 136, 3 (2010), 351–374. DOI: 10.1037/a0018807
Izaskun Ibabe and Joana Jauregizar. 2010. Online self-assessment with feedback and metacognitive knowledge. Higher Education 59 (2010), 243–258. Issue 2. DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9245-6
Yeonju Jang and Eunil Park. 2019. An adoption model for virtual reality games: The roles of presence and enjoyment. Telematics and Informatics 42 (2019), 101239. DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2019.101239
Jason Jerald. 2015. The VR Book: Human-Centered Design for Virtual Reality. Association for Computing Machinery and Morgan & Claypool.
Sriram Kalyanaraman and Jeremy Bailenson. 2019. Virtual reality in media effects. In Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th. ed.), M. B. Oliver, A. Raney, and J. Bryant (Eds.). Routledge, London, Chapter 27, 404–418.
Isabel Laurenceau, Jessica Jones, DeKita Moon, Michelle Emamdie, and Juan Gilbert. 2020. Virtual Traffic Stop. In 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS). 99–105. DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462228
Joseph J. LaViola Jr., Ernst Kruijff, Ryan P. McMahan, Doug A. Bowman, and Ivan Poupyrev. 2017. 3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice (2 ed.). Addison-Wesley Professional, Boston. 624 pages.
H. Lemes Costa Jr. and L. Almeida Amaral. 2020. Immersion for Mobilization: Use of 360-Degree Videos and Virtual Reality in Public Administration. International Journal of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research 6, 1 (Mar. 2020), 32–38. DOI: 10.18510/ijmier.2020.615
Benjamin Lok. 2018. Virtual Reality, Real Change. [link]
G. Lynn Shostack. 1982. How to Design a Service. European Journal of Marketing 16, 1 (1982), 49–63. DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000004799
Vic Micolucci. 2023. Would you use an app to talk to police after you get pulled over? Virtual Traffic Stop’s creator hopes it saves lives for drivers and police officers alike. [link]
Chris Milk. 2015. How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine. [link]
Federica Pallavicini, Alessandro Pepe, and Maria Eleonora Minissi. 2019. Gaming in Virtual Reality: What Changes in Terms of Usability, Emotional Response and Sense of Presence Compared to Non-Immersive Video Games? Simulation & Gaming 50, 2 (2019), 136–159. DOI: 10.1177/1046878119831420
Francis E. Plonka. 1997. Developing a lean and agile work force. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries 7, 1 (1997), 11–20. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6564(199724)7:1<11::AID-HFM2>3.0.CO;2-J
Michael Prince. 2004. Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research. Journal of Engineering Education 93, 3 (2004), 223–231. DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00809.x
“put yourself in someone’s place/position/shoes” [n. d.]. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus. Cambridge University Press. [link]
“put yourself in someone’s shoes” [n. d.]. Collins English Dictionary. Collins. [link]
William J. Shelstad, Dustin C. Smith, and Barbara S. Chaparro. 2017. Gaming on the Rift: How Virtual Reality Affects Game User Satisfaction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 61, 1 (2017), 2072–2076. DOI: 10.1177/1541931213602001
Namrata Singh and Sarvpal Singh. 2017. Virtual reality: A brief survey. In 2017 International Conference on Information Communication and Embedded Systems (ICICES). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/ICICES.2017.8070720
Virtual Traffic Stop. [n. d.]. You don’t need it, until you need it. [link]
Jeff Sutherland. 2016. SCRUM: A arte de fazer o dobro de trabalho na metade do tempo (2 ed.). Leya, São Paulo. 240 pages.
Traffic Stop VR. [n. d.]. Promoting Virtual Traffic Stop as a safer alternative to traditional traffic stops. [link]
Thomas Waltemate, Dominik Gall, Daniel Roth, Mario Botsch, and Marc Erich Latoschik. 2018. The Impact of Avatar Personalization and Immersion on Virtual Body Ownership, Presence, and Emotional Response. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 24, 4 (2018), 1643–1652. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2018.2794629
Christopher You, Tabitha Peck, Jacob Stuart, Alexandre Gomes de Siqueira, and Benjamin Lok. 2024. What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality. Frontiers in Virtual Reality 5 (2024). DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1251564
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LIMA, Julia G.; PALMEIRA, Eduardo G.; SARDÁ, Gabriela C.; FEIJÓO-GARCÍA, Pedro G.; DE SIQUEIRA, Alexandre G.; FERREIRA, Marcelo G..
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