Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, has received a 2022 Meta AR/VR Policy Research Asia Pacific Region grant for the research proposal “Safety and Boundary in a Shared Metaverse – A Cross-Cultural Investigation.”

Lee and Jih Hsuan Lin from National Chengchi University in Taiwan will use the $100,000 award to study verbal and non-verbal indicators of harassment and boundary violations across different cultures in a virtual reality (VR) environment. Their goal is to help government and company policymakers set up guidelines and platform features to detect and protect users’ safety.

Meta, in partnership with the Centre for Civil Society and Governance of The University of Hong Kong, is providing funds for the academic community in the Asia Pacific region to develop solutions-focused research to identify positive approaches in thinking through policy issues, challenges, and opportunities in the metaverse and augmented and virtual reality.

The awards are funded by the Meta XR Programs and Research Fund, a two-year, $50 million investment in programs and external research to help in the effort of building the metaverse responsibly.

Posted: October 4, 2022
Category: AI at CJC News, College News
Tagged as: International, Yu-Hao Lee