Virtual Reality for Cultural Competences

PubDate: November 2018

Teams: University of Duisburg-Essen，German University in Cairo

Writers: Sarah Faltaous；Alia Elbolock；Mostafa Talaat；Slim Abdennadher；Stefan Schneegass

PDF: Virtual Reality for Cultural Competences

Abstract

With the expansion of multicultural communities, raising awareness to diminish cultural misconceptions became a must. We investigate different research probes using interactive Virtual Reality (VR) applications to increase such awareness. VR environments provide a high sense of immersion, which enhance the user’s experience. In this work, we present three VR interactive research probes that allow users to understand cultural differences and to reduce cultural misconceptions.