The Afters is two interrelated VR narrative dramas told from the perspectives of a 17-year-old girl and boy. Designed primarily for schools, college and university students for relationships and sex education, this first-of-its-kind VR narrative will help inform young people on the subtleties of verbal and non-verbal communication regarding sexual consent. It also encourages conversations around empathy and awareness with peers to help them safely navigate intimate situations in the future.
In qualitative interviews, 5 out of 28 (18%) pupils and students aged 16-20 said they had received what they perceived to be adequate RSE provision. All 28 young people said they would like to receive/have received this VR training as part of a broad RSE curriculum. Of 20 questionnaire respondents, 17 (85%) said they understood more about the internal experience of consent confusion after viewing the VR. Of 20 questionnaire respondents, 40% said the experience content was very consistent with their real world experience and 50% said it was moderately consistent
This is a collection of taxonomy terms that allow a type of immersive or XR performance to be categorised.