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This research focuses on developing and testing an application that simulates some of the difficulties rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients encounter through daily experience. Rheumatoid arthritis can limit one’s joint mobility and cause discomfort. It can be challenging to understand what someone is experiencing if they never experience it themselves. This research aims to show college students what it is like for an RA patient who is trying to do activities that most people do every day, but their disease makes it more difficult than it would generally be. The simulation will occur in a non-immersive and immersive setting. In this research, we investigate and compare the difference in empathy, user experience, and user engagement of college students when participating in an immersive and non-immersive experience.
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Richardson, A. et al. (2023). Non-immersive vs. Immersive: The Difference in Empathy, User Engagement, and User Experience When Simulating the Daily Life of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. In: Duffy, V.G. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14029. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35748-0_38
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