Using Intersectional Representation &amp; Embodied Identification in Standard Video Game Play to Reduce Societal Biases

Jarrell, Marie; Anaraky, Reza Ghaiumy; Knijnenburg, Bart P.; Ash, Erin

doi:10.1145/3411764.3445161

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“…Although this study did not measure embodiment, it worked toward creating empowering social experiences for a greater population. Jarrell et al (2021) had participants play as a virtual character in a 2D virtual environment, where player identification was measured. The results demonstrated that bias toward racially diverse profiles was affected based on the assigned avatar.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a result, studying bias in our population addresses our RQs while also observing bias in populations that are not typically included in prior embodiment work (e.g., Asian or Hispanic populations); however, future work would benefit from a more representative population. Gender and intersectional effects may also need to be determined in future work (Jarrell et al, 2021).…”

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What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality

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Peck,

Stuart

et al. 2024

Front. Virtual Real.

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The immersion of virtual reality (VR) can impact user perceptions in numerous forms, even racial bias and embodied experiences. These effects are often limited to head-mounted displays (HMDs) and other immersive technologies that may not be inclusive to the general population. This paper investigates racial bias and embodiment on a less immersive but more accessible medium: desktop VR. A population of participants (n = 158) participated in a desktop simulation where they embodied a virtual avatar and interacted with virtual humans to determine if desktop embodiment is induced and if there is a resulting effect on racial bias. Our results indicate that desktop embodiment can be induced at low levels, as measured by an embodiment questionnaire. Furthermore, one’s implicit bias may actually influence embodiment, and the experience and perceptions of a desktop VR simulation can be improved through embodied avatars. We discuss these findings and their implications in the context of stereotype activation and existing literature in embodiment.

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Section: Immersive Experiences In Desktopbased Vrmentioning

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Section: Limitations and Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality

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Peck,

Stuart

et al. 2024

Front. Virtual Real.

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“…There is a dearth of research about intersectionality in CS (synthesised from [20] [26] [22] [16] [27] [25] [28]). When comparing this to the research on intersectionality in general, there is a clear and steady increase in papers being published on the topic between 2018 and 2022.…”

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Intersectionality in Computer Science: A Systematic Literature Review

Szlavi,

Hansen,

Husnes

et al. 2023

2023 IEEE/ACM 4th Workshop on Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering (GEICSE)

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Gender equality, as well as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), in computer science (CS) is primarily limited to binary gender diversity. It is known that women are heavily underrepresented in CS, but substantial parts of the DEI issues are still unexplored. Intersectionality provides a more nuanced perspective of equality as it acknowledges exclusion and discrimination coming from overlapping layers of people's identities, e.g. gender, ethnicity, dis/ability, nationality, socioeconomic status, age, religion, and sexuality, in combination. It is important to address systemic barriers, bias, and stereotypes in CS through the lenses of intersectionality. There is a growing literature on challenges of women and binary gender diversity in CS, but a limitation to many of these investigations is that they look at only one dimension of discrimination rather than the complexity of intersectional challenges. That is why the research objective of this study is to provide information on the relation of intersectionality and CS, using the Systematic Literature Review methodology. The results show that there is still scarce research explicitly connected to the concept of intersectionality in CS, but awareness is increasing. The SLR also reveals various challenges and success factors related to intersectionality, which call for further attention.

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Exploring Intersectional Perspectives in Software Engineering Through Narratives

Sánchez-Gordón,

Colomo-Palacios

2024

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering

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In this chapter, we explore intersectional perspectives in software engineering by collecting ethnographic histories from three software practitioners from underrepresented groups (URGs). The chapter draws attention to multiple interlocking issues related to diversity and aims to help software engineering researchers and practitioners to become more aware of conscious and unconscious discrimination and to re-story interactions with members of URGs. Without diversity, majoritarian perspectives dominate the software engineering field. This chapter begins with an introduction to intersectionality followed by our research approach, and then three disruptive majoritarian narratives are presented.

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Using Intersectional Representation & Embodied Identification in Standard Video Game Play to Reduce Societal Biases

Cited by 8 publications

References 56 publications

What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality

What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality

Intersectionality in Computer Science: A Systematic Literature Review

Exploring Intersectional Perspectives in Software Engineering Through Narratives

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