Development of a Multi-Perspective Learning System to Promote Perspective Getting for Understanding People with Disabilities
Abstract
Empathic skills are essential in caring for people with disabilities; however, perspective-taking through imagination alone does not guarantee accurate understanding. In educational settings with limited exposure to care practice, fostering cognitive empathy and developing competencies in interpersonal support can be challenging. To address this issue, we co-designed a multi-perspective learning system with people with disabilities that allows learners to switch between first-person and second-person perspectives. This study examines whether experiencing disability-related situations in VR facilitates perspective-getting and contributes to greater empathy and more accurate understanding.
Type
Publication
In The 31th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan
Keita Hirobe
Master’s Student(M2)
Atsushi Omata
Research Associate
