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🏀 Ethnoacting in VR at the British Science Festival

🏀 Ethnoacting in VR at the British Science Festival

In September 2024, Ethnoacting in VR for a Growth Mindset was showcased and tested for the first time with general audiences at the British Science Festival. This initiative, titled “A Smart Act to Follow”, explored the integration of positive psychology, modelling, virtual reality, and ethnoacting to foster a growth mindset.

(See: British Science Festival Programme)

🏀 Ethnoacting in VR at the British Science Festival

In September 2024, Ethnoacting in VR for a Growth Mindset was showcased and tested for the first time with general audiences at the British Science Festival. This initiative, titled “A Smart Act to Follow”, explored the integration of positive psychology, modelling, virtual reality, and ethnoacting to foster a growth mindset.

(See: British Science Festival Programme)

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Ethnoacting in VR: DIY Soft Skills Development

Ethnoacting in VR: DIY Soft Skills (Trade mark number: UK00004133854 dated 06/12/2024) is an innovative intervention inviting participants to engage in ethnoacting. This means they repeat real-life testimonies while listening to them through headphones, fully immersed in a tailored virtual reality (VR) environment. The VR setting is designed to replicate the world of the testimony, enhancing focus, the sense of presence and empathy. By applying modelling theories from psychology, this project explores how VR can help several social groups or professionals build essential soft skills that support their wellbeing. Tailored survey research assesses the impact and benefits for these groups. The core team includes expertise in acting (Evi Stamatiou, Principal Investigator), VR experimentation (Oluwatosin Sanni, Co-Investigator), and psychology (Volker Thoma, Co-Investigator). The project has already expanded into nursing (Georgina Cox, Co-Investigator) and youth development (in partnership with the Youth Empowerment Zone at Newham Council), with discussions setting the ground for applications on self-advocacy for people with disabilities (in partnership with the RIX Centre), and compassion in law professionals, reflecting its broad potential impact.

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Maintainer Evi Stamatiou
Author Evi Stamatiou
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Last Updated 3 July 2025
Created 6 December 2024
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British Science Festival 2024 Programme

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Why Growth Mindset - Michael Jordan shares his...

A publicly available testimony was used to test the Ethnoacting in VR for Growth Mindset...

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Introducing Ethnoacting in VR at the British...

A video shared on social media features Principal Investigator Evi Stamatiou explaining the...

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BSF goer experiencing Ethnoacting in VR

A video shared on social media features a participant experiencing Ethnoacting in VR for a...

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