Floreo VR and Google Arts & Culture platforms used as the VR social competence education materials

Design · All designs
Evidence · 4 claims (3 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

The intervention combined two VR applications across eight sessions. Floreo VR "teaches children social, behavioral, communication, and life skills through a range of simulations concerning children's daily life scenarios", delivered via Cardboard VR with instructor guidance; the research team selected only inclusive-learning modules since some are designed for children with autism spectrum disorder. Sessions 5–8 used Google Arts & Culture with Meta Quest 2 and Tablet VR for 360-degree videos, virtual museum tours, and cooperative games.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Affordable VR gear (Cardboard VR, Meta Quest 2, Tablet VR) and an instructor who guides and interacts with the child while watching the same session on a tablet

Constraints

• Some Floreo VR modules are designed for children with autism spectrum disorder, so only relevant inclusive-learning modules were selected

Target Learners

• Rural elementary and middle school children aged 9–15 in Southwest China

Learning Goals

• Social competence: social skills, communication, and social knowledge in school and public settings

Claims

• Vr And Lego Sce Increase Elementary Social Competence [+M]
• Both VR and Lego social competence education increased rural elementary children's perceived social support across all three YSSQ domains (Study 1) [+W]
• In middle school children, VR-assisted SCE produced significantly greater gains than traditional classroom learning in general social competence and nonverbal sending skills (Study 2) [+W]
• Emotion regulation, utilization of social resources and objective social support showed no significant improvement under any pedagogy, and Lego did not differ significantly from other approaches, in middle school children [~W]

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Key Sources

• Xining Wang, Gareth W. Young, Adéla Plechatá, Conor Mc Guckin, Guido Makransky. (2023). Utilizing virtual reality to assist social competence education and social support for children from under-represented backgrounds. Computers & Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104815

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title	Floreo VR and Google Arts & Culture platforms used as the VR social competence education materials
description	The intervention combined two VR applications across eight sessions.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-29
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sources	1 — xining-wang-2023

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