‘Empathy Activism’ and Bodying Difference in Postdigital Culture: Jane Gauntlett’s In My Shoes and BeAnotherLab’s The Machine to Be Another

Jarvis, Liam

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“…Empathic VR uses a VR head-mounted display with a mobile remote-controlled robot. This enables 2 people at distant locations to connect and move freely within a real world and virtual workspace while creating a strong sense of telepresence of actually being in the same location [39]. In the proposed V-CarE model, an IoT-based system can be designed to suit the users' needs by involving the relevant health experts to facilitate a deeper understanding of the user experience and to support users in line with health care practices.…”

Section: Incorporating Internet Of Things Into V-care Design Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

V-CarE—A Conceptual Design Model for Providing COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness: Proposal for a Virtual Reality Design Approach to Facilitate People With Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

Zaidi¹,

Shafiabady²,

Afifi³

et al. 2023

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Virtual reality (VR) technology has been solidifying its ground since its existence, where engagement and a sense of presence are key. The contemporary field of development has captured the attention of researchers due to its flexibility and compatibility attributes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, several research outputs have shown promising prospects of continuing research in the field of VR design and development—in health sciences including learning and training. Objective In this paper, we aim to propose a conceptual development model named V-CarE (Virtual Care Experience) that can facilitate the understanding of pandemics when it comes to a crisis, taking precautionary measures where needed, and getting used to certain actions for preventing pandemic spread through habituation. Moreover, this conceptual model is useful to expand the development strategy to incorporate different types of users and technological aid as per need and requirement. Methods For a detailed understanding of the proposed model, we have developed a novel design strategy to bring awareness to the user about the current COVID-19 pandemic. VR research in health sciences has shown that with appropriate management and development, VR technology can efficiently support people with health issues and special needs, which motivated our attempts to explore the possibility of employing our proposed model to treat Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)—a persistent nonvertiginous dizziness that could last for 3 months or more. The purpose of including patients with PPPD is to get them engaged in the learning experience and to make them comfortable with VR. We believe this confidence and habituation would help them get engaged with VR for treatment (dizziness alleviation) while practicing the preventive measures during the pandemic in an interactive environment without actually facing any pandemic directly. Subsequently, for advanced development using the V-CarE model, we have briefly discussed that even contemporary technology like internet of things (IoT) for handling devices, can be incorporated without disrupting the complete 3D-immersive experience. Results In our discussion, we have shown that the proposed model represents a significant step toward the accessibility of VR technology by creating a pathway toward awareness of pandemics and, also, an effective care strategy for PPPD people. Moreover, by introducing advanced technology, we will only further enhance the development for wider accessibility of VR technology while keeping the core purpose of the development intact. Conclusions V-CarE–based developed VR projects are designed with all the core elements of health sciences, technology, and training making it accessible and engaging for the users and improving their lifestyle by safely experiencing the unknown. We suggest that with further design-based research, the proposed V-CarE model has the potential to be a valuable tool connecting different fields to wider communities.

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Section: Incorporating Internet Of Things Into V-care Design Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

V-CarE—A Conceptual Design Model for Providing COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness: Proposal for a Virtual Reality Design Approach to Facilitate People With Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

Zaidi¹,

Shafiabady²,

Afifi³

et al. 2023

JMIR Res Protoc

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V-CarE—A Conceptual Design Model for Providing COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness: Proposal for a Virtual Reality Design Approach to Facilitate People With Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (Preprint)

Zaidi¹,

Shafiabady²

2022

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BACKGROUND Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with different capabilities in creating 3D simulations and immersion. Various fields have considered the flexibility and compatibility of the involved equipment. Several research outputs in health and education have shown positive outcomes with respect to learning and training through 3D immersive experiences. OBJECTIVE In this paper, we aim to propose a conceptual development model named V-CarE (Virtual Care) that can facilitate the understanding of pandemics when it comes to a crisis, taking precautionary measures where needed, and getting used to certain actions for pandemic spread prevention through habituation METHODS To test the proposed model, we have developed a novel design strategy framework bringing awareness to the user about the current COVID-19 pandemic. Management and development of VR could efficiently support people with health issues and special needs, which motivated our attempts to explore the possibility of employing our proposed model for Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) patients, besides regular users. RESULTS Management and development of VR could efficiently support people with health issues and special needs, which motivated our attempts to explore the possibility of employing our proposed model for Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) patients, besides regular users. PPPD is a persistent non-vertiginous dizziness that could last for three months or more. The purpose of including PPPD patients is to get them engaged in the learning experience and to make them comfortable with VR. CONCLUSIONS We believe this confidence and habituation would help them get engaged with VR for treatment as well as for practising the preventive measures during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Internet of Things (IoT) could be incorporated in the proposed model for achieving a complete 3D immersive experience/environment that would facilitate a significant pathway toward efficient awareness of the pandemic for PPPD patients.

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‘Empathy Activism’ and Bodying Difference in Postdigital Culture: Jane Gauntlett’s In My Shoes and BeAnotherLab’s The Machine to Be Another

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

V-CarE—A Conceptual Design Model for Providing COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness: Proposal for a Virtual Reality Design Approach to Facilitate People With Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

V-CarE—A Conceptual Design Model for Providing COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness: Proposal for a Virtual Reality Design Approach to Facilitate People With Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

V-CarE—A Conceptual Design Model for Providing COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness: Proposal for a Virtual Reality Design Approach to Facilitate People With Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (Preprint)

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