Erin Ash

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

While virtual character embodiment has been studied as a mitigator of singular societal biases in fully immersive VR and empathy games, there have been no major studies on representation featuring standard game play or intersectional identities. In our study, participants played a short 2D video game with racial and g…