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A Study of 'Hear Me Later' VR Content Production to Improve the Perception of the Visually-Impaired

시각 장애인에 대한 인식 개선을 위한 'Hear me later' VR 콘텐츠 제작 연구

  • Kang, YeWon (Dept of Digital Media Design and Applications, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Cho, WonA (Dept of Digital Media Design and Applications, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Hong, SeungA (Dept of Digital Media Design and Applications, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Lee, KiHan (Dept of Digital Media Design and Applications, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Ko, Hyeyoung (Dept of Digital Media Design and Applications, Seoul Women's University)
  • 강예원 (서울여자대학교 디지털미디어학과) ;
  • 조원아 (서울여자대학교 디지털미디어학과) ;
  • 홍승아 (서울여자대학교 디지털미디어학과) ;
  • 이기한 (서울여자대학교 디지털미디어학과) ;
  • 고혜영 (서울여자대학교 디지털미디어학과)
  • Received : 2020.06.21
  • Accepted : 2020.06.25
  • Published : 2020.07.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to improve the education method for improving perception awareness of the visually-impaired. 'Hear me later' was designed and implemented based on VR content that allows the visually-impaired experience in the eyes and environment. The main target is from middle and high school students to adolescents in their twenties. It is consisted of a student, the user's daily life with waking up at home in the morning, going to school, taking classes at school, and disembarking home late in the dark. In addition, 10 quests are placed on each map to induce users' participation and activity. These quests are a daily activity for non-disabled people, but it is an activity to experience uncomfortable activity for visually impaired people. In order to verify the effect of 'Hear me later', 8 participants in their early teens to early 20s' perception of visually impaired people was measured through pre and post evaluation of VR contents experience. In order to verify the effect of'Hear me later', 8 participants in their early teens to early 20s' perception of visually impaired people was measured through pre-post evaluation of VR experiences. As a result, it was found that in the post-evaluation of VR contents experience, the perception of the visually impaired was increased by 30% compared to the pre-evaluation. In particular, misunderstandings and changes in prejudice toward the visually impaired were remarkable. Through this study, the possibility of a VR-based disability experience education program that can freely construct space-time and maximize the experience was verified. In addition, it laid the foundation to expand it to various fields of improvement of the disabled.

본 연구는 기존에 진행되던 시각 장애 인식 개선에 대한 교육 방식의 개선을 위해 VR을 기반으로 시각장애인의 시선과 환경에서 체험을 진행할 수 있는 'Hear me later' VR 콘텐츠를 설계 및 구현하였다. 중고등학생부터 20대 청년까지 타겟의 범위로 하여 비장애인들에게 평범한 일상과 활동이 시각 장애인에게 어느 정도의 불편함을 주는 일상인지를 체험하고 이해할 수 있도록 하기 위해 다음과 같이 콘텐츠를 구성하였다. 한 학생이 아침에 집에서 기상하여 학교에 등교하고, 학교에서 수업을 들은 후, 어두워진 늦은 시간에 집으로 하교하는 흐름으로 각 맵에서는 일상적인 활동이지만, 시각장애인들에게 불편한 활동인 10가지의 퀘스트를 배치하여 사용자들의 참여와 활동을 유도 하였다. 'Hear me later'의 효과를 검증하기 위해 10대~20대 초반 8명의 실험 참가자들을 대상으로 시각장애인에 대한 인식을 체험의 사전 사후 평가를 통해 측정하였다. 그 결과, VR 체험 사후 평가에서 사전 평가에 비해 시각장애인에 대한 인식이 30% 상승하는 결과가 도출 되었다. 특히, 시각장애인에 대한 오해와 편견 부분의 변화가 두드러졌다. 본 연구를 통해, 시공간의 구축이 자유롭고 체험을 극대화할 수 있는 VR기반의 장애 체험 교육 프로그램의 가능성을 검증 하였고, 이를 다양한 분야로 확대할 수 있는 기반을 마련하였다.

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