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Virtual Feed: A Simulated Breastfeeding Experience in Virtual Reality

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Kathrin Gerling,

Luc GeurtsAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '21: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Article No.: 183, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3411763.3451575

Published: 08 May 2021 Publication History

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Technology use in antenatal education is often basic and inadequately presents the emotional and practical challenges of breastfeeding. This work presents Virtual Feed, a Virtual Reality interactive breastfeeding simulation designed with parents and health care professionals to convey key aspects of breastfeeding and to explore the potential and limitation of interactive technology in eliciting intimacy in parent-child space.

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Tang KGerling KVanden Abeele VGeurts LAufheimer M(2023)Playful Reflection: Impact of Gamification on a Virtual Reality Simulation of BreastfeedingProceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544548.3580751(1-13)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544548.3580751
Tang KGerling KGeurts L(2022)Virtual Feed: Design and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulation Addressing the Lived Experience of BreastfeedingProceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3491102.3517620(1-17)Online publication date: 29-Apr-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491102.3517620

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DOI:10.1145/3411763

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Tang KGerling KVanden Abeele VGeurts LAufheimer M(2023)Playful Reflection: Impact of Gamification on a Virtual Reality Simulation of BreastfeedingProceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544548.3580751(1-13)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544548.3580751
Tang KGerling KGeurts L(2022)Virtual Feed: Design and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulation Addressing the Lived Experience of BreastfeedingProceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3491102.3517620(1-17)Online publication date: 29-Apr-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491102.3517620

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