Spotlight: Biased Assumptions about Avatars & Identities
VWBPE 2024 Spotlight
Presented: March 15, 2024
Presenter: Bethany Winslow (BethanyTheVirtualVersion)
Categories: Ethics & Responsibility
This presentation relays a recent experience with university administration that resulted in a total shutdown of a virtual space dedicated to student mental wellness, specifically because of an objection to a single default avatar. The presentation will discuss the issues at stake, the design of an immersive browser-based gallery that offers visitors to reflect on their avatar assumptions, and presents initial survey findings.
Objectives:
Participants will be able to understand the relevant issues and the need for this project.
Participants will be able to discuss the design of the Avatars & Identities Galleries and survey.
Accessibility: SpeakEasy HUD
Tags: avatar diversity, social VR, data collection
