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Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 31, 2012
In a study conducted by Yee and Bailenson (2007), it was found that negative stereotyping of the elderly was significantly reduced when participants were placed in avatars of old people compared with those participants placed in avatars of young people. See more research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Media Psychology.
Kapp Notes
JANUARY 25, 2012
Here are my slides from the TechKnowledge 2012 presentation “What Research Tells us about 3D Avatars, Storytelling and Serious games for Learning and Changing Behavior” plus videos and other links that go into more detail based on the topics I discussed. Kapp's ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Presentation. & Kim, Y.
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Kapp Notes
MAY 21, 2013
In a study conducted by Yee and Bailenson (2007), it was found that negative stereotyping of the elderly was significantly reduced when participants were placed in avatars of old people compared with those participants placed in avatars of young people. See more research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Media Psychology.
Kapp Notes
JANUARY 30, 2013
The “Immernet”: Immersive Learning through Games, Gamification and Virtual Worlds from Karl Kapp. Walk a mile in digital shoes: The impact of embodied perspective-taking on the reduction of negative stereotyping in immersive virtual environments. See more research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab.
Kapp Notes
MARCH 11, 2010
In fact, Edward Castronova, in his book, Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games predicts in the future battles may occur between virtual armies for virtual territory and that countries must begin to train "soldiers" how to fight as avatars. One from a blog entry I wrote in 2007 called Hire That Kid!
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
In a study conducted by Yee and Bailenson (2007), it was found that negative stereotyping of the elderly was significantly reduced when participants were placed in avatars of old people compared with those participants placed in avatars of young people. See more research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Media Psychology.
Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 25, 2012
In a study conducted by Yee and Bailenson (2007), it was found that negative stereotyping of the elderly was significantly reduced when participants were placed in avatars of old people compared with those participants placed in avatars of young people. See more research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Media Psychology.
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