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Facilitating Meaningful Interpersonal Connections Through A Virtual Space, Gene Herrschaft
Facilitating Meaningful Interpersonal Connections Through A Virtual Space, Gene Herrschaft
Honors College
Interactive virtual experiences are known to be a viable medium to elicit emotional reactions from their users and to provide meaningful experiences. However, establishing meaningful interpersonal connections through interactive experiences can also be difficult, due to the toxic online environments that can stem from anonymity, and a general online hostility towards women or other traditionally under-represented groups. This project aims to create a welcoming online virtual space that gives users the opportunity to establish meaningful interpersonal connections with one another. These connections are facilitated by encouraging users to work together, interact with each other, and talk about themselves while in …