VirBELA Presentation
- 1. 3D GAMES & SIMULATIONS: THE FUTURE ASSESSMENT CENTER Alex Howland, Ph.D.
- 2. Assess distributed (& global) leadership skills Provide social and experiential learning online Scalable approach to behavioral assessment Make assessment fun! Attract Millenials PROJECT GOALS
- 3. THE TECHNOLOGY Unity 3D VoIP Text chat Instructor resources Analytics of user behavior Simulations Collaborative web browsing Professional avatar customization User profile system Record and playback
- 4. GMAC MET Funds Ideas to Innovation Challenge Global competition seeking the best ideas to improve graduate management education and bring those ideas to fruition. THE INCEPTION OF VIRBELA
- 5. LECTURE HALL
- 7. THE CAMPUS
- 9. Assessment Engine Simulations Personality Abilities Business Acumen
- 10. Action Learning Social Presence Sense of Autonomy Spatial Audio Big Data Assessment Blended Learning Spatial Learning Collaboration Extremely plastic (customizable) WHY 3D VIRTUAL WORLDS?
- 11. Assessment Design Process Define Competencies Identify Behavioral Anchors Design Simulations Triangulate Assessment Approach Implement Implement and Iterate
- 12. Law ApplicationASSESSMENT MODALITIES User profiles Automated (e.g., simulation results) Facilitator observation (real time or post hoc) Peer feedback (e.g., team 360) Self-evaluation Multi-level analysis (time, individuals, teams, orgs.)
- 13. AC PROOF OF CONCEPT: GLOBAL MBA COMPETITION
- 15. Law ApplicationGLOBAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY MODEL Behavioral Competency Assessment Personal Dimensions Leading Others Leading in a Global Environment Cognitive Agility Influencing & Supporting Global Citizenship Personal Resilience Transparent Interaction Global Leverage Self-Knowledge Relationship Building Global Governance
- 16. Your team will take over a large, global automobile manufacturer where your objective is to build sales, improve profitability and maximize shareholder value. You will manage the company for 20 quarters or five years. THE CHALLENGE
- 17. Each team was assigned a professional facilitator who observed and then lead debrief sessions around team processes (e.g., decision making, conflict management, managing cultural differences) Team Strategy & Debrief Room
- 19. PERFORMANCE DATA
- 21. PUBLICATION Howland, A. C., Rembisz, R., Wang-Jones, T. S., Heise, S. R., Brown, S. (2015). Developing a virtual assessment center. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 67, 110-126. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000034 Special Section: Technology and the Consulting Psychologist.
- 22. WHERE IS THIS ALL HEADED? Business Simulation Competition Team Science Competencies Distance Education Platform Career Counseling for Transitioning Navy SEALS
- 24. HEAT MAPS
- 25. BIO DATA
- 26. Keyboard & Mouse LeapMotion Hand Gesture Recognition Wireless EEG Headset Kinect Motion Capture Eye Tracking MULTI-MODAL BRAIN/BODY IMAGING
- 27. HEALTH CARE
- 28. NEXT ITERATIONS Improve assessment design and backend Refine activities and simulations Develop a robust facilitator training Validity evidence Be sustainable Find the right partners Iterate, iterate, iterate
- 29. Getting past the avatar Ethical and confidentiality implications Reliability/validity State of commodity hardware & internet speeds Cost / scale Rapidly changing technology landscape Working across disciplines CHALLENGES
- 30. Questions? General reactions? Concerns? Marketability? Use cases? DISCUSSION