Effective VR Intervention to Reduce Implicit Bias towards People with Physical Disabilities

Explore a research presentation from IEEE that investigates how virtual reality can reduce implicit bias towards people with physical disabilities. This 11-minute conference talk examines the complex relationship between VR experience design and individual characteristics in bias reduction. The researchers from KAIST designed a VR wheelchair experience with manipulated situational contexts and avatar visualization, measuring participants' implicit and explicit bias levels before and after the experience. Learn how factors like gender and preexisting bias interact with different VR design elements, providing valuable insights into VR's effectiveness as an empathy-building tool. Part of the "Avatar Representation, Embodiment, and Social Perception" session at IEEE VR 2025.