Remember when we used to care about generalization? A virtual reality generalization study with autistic adults

• In Event: D&D - Immersive Learning, and Diversity, Equity & Access 1

Short Description

This session focuses on programming for generalization using a fully immersive virtual reality (VR) intervention for teaching transportation skills to autistic adults related to using a university shuttle. Using multi-methods, this study (1) identifies similarities and differences in behavior between the VR environment and the real-world, (2) describes autistic participants’ perceptions of telepresence in the VR environment, and (3) explains how participants characterized similarities and differences between the VR environment and the real-world.

Authors

• Contributor: Matthew Schmidt, University of Florida

• Contributor: Noah Glaser, University of Missouri

• Contributor: Carla Schmidt, University of Florida

• Contributor: Heath Palmer, University of Cincinnati

• Contributor: Rachel Kaplan, University of Florida

• Contributor: Sue Cobb, University of Nottingham