Collaborative Research: HCC: Small: Supporting Flexible and Safe Disability Representation — NSF Award to Johns Hopkins University
Social Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging social medium, where a user immerses in a 3D virtual space in the form of an avatar and interacts with others via speech and body gestures. This technology can improve the social life of people with disabilities (PWD) since it simulates the real-world "face-to-face" social exp
| Award title | Collaborative Research: HCC: Small: Supporting Flexible and Safe Disability Representation |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2608524 |
| Awardee | Johns Hopkins University |
| City | BALTIMORE |
| State | MD |
| Amount obligated | $187,130 |
| Principal investigator | Yaxing Yao |
| Program | HCC-Human-Centered Computing |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Social Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging social medium, where a user immerses in a 3D virtual space in the form of an avatar and interacts with others via speech and body gestures. This technology can improve the social life of people with disabilities (PWD) since it simulates the real-world "face-to-face" social experience and can mitigate barriers to interaction that PWD can face in the physical world. The use of avatars also allows PWD to flexibly express their identity, curating desired so |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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