VR for the Psychosocial Support of Orofacial Cleft

Date & Time

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 3:20 PM PDT  

Location

Platinum 1  

Description

This session will go over the process of designing and evaluating a serious VR game for the psychosocial support of preadolescents with orofacial cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) in collaboration with the global cleft organization Smile Train. Co-design and user-centered design methods were used with Smile Train partnering psychologists and preadolescents with CLP to develop VR game modules focused on providing psychosocial support. The game allows psychologists and preadolescents to play together through challenging social scenarios, giving them practice in understanding how to address uncomfortable or new situations. A case study was conducted with a partnering clinic in Colombia, where the game was used to supplement existing psychosocial support sessions with a psychologist over the course of 4-weeks. Findings from the study suggest that while further exploration into the efficacy of VR for psychosocial support for this population is warranted, the integration of such technologies into existing psychosocial support sessions with psychologists is feasible.

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Audience

• Disability Specific
• Healthcare & Rehabilitation
• Research & Development

Audience Level

Beginning  

Session Summary (Abstract)

A VR game for the psychosocial support of preadolescents with orofacial cleft was designed and developed with psychologists in collaboration with the global cleft organization Smile Train. A case study evaluating the game will also be discussed.  

Primary Topic

Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), & Cross/Mixed Reality (XR)  

Secondary Topics

• Design
• Development
• Healthcare & Rehabilitation
• Research

 

Session Type

Journal Track  

Presenter

• Tiffany Thang
  University of California, Santa Cruz

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