Implementing the Virtual Reality Technique in Cross-Cultural Social Skills Training

• Project/Area Number: 24KK0046
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Collaborative Research)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: 高井 次郎 名古屋大学, 教育発達科学研究科, 教授 (00254269)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 谷口 紀仁 名古屋大学, 教育発達科学研究科, 講師 (50811824) ; ブルノティ ジョシュ 愛知県立大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50816105) ; 岩城 奈巳 名古屋大学, 国際機構, 教授 (50436987) ; 胡 安チイ 茨城大学, 全学教育機構, 助教 (00909731) ; DEACON Bradley 南山大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (10454406)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-09-09 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥20,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,830,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥9,360,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,160,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000)
• Keywords: バーチャルリアリティ / ソーシャルスキル / 異文化コミュニケーション

Outline of Research at the Start

We developed a cross-cultural social skills training program using VR, targeting Japanese students embarking on study abroad in the United States, and American students in Japan. The training program was assessed on its effects on student adjustment, intercultural sensitivity and skills.