A three-year study by University College London and Goldsmiths examined the potential for using a virtual reality simulation of an encounter with a child and parent to train professionals to spot subtle signs of potential abuse that are hard to teach in a classroom-type environment.
The virtual reality simulation used in the study recreated an encounter with a parent with a complex medical condition and their young child, both of whom were recreated using video game-style computer graphics based on the motions of real actors. The visual cues and dialogue were adjusted to make the signs of abuse more overt, or subtle.
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