EmpathVR: Teaching Empathy for ADHD Through Virtual Reality

Lucas J. Jensen, Georgia Southern University
Mete Akcaoglu, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University faculty member, Lucas Jensen co-presented EmpathVR: Teaching Empathy for ADHD Through Virtual Reality in the Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), November 2017.

Conference Program

Abstract or Description

This presentation will share the in-progress designs and research surrounding an interdisciplinary project to create a virtual reality-based “empathy game” designed to teach future counselors and others about the experience of living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In addition, we will share literature that is being used to support the development of this project and current trends and issues regarding virtual reality research and implementation, especially with regard to “empathy” and “serious” games.