PReparing Older Adults: Communicating Threat risk In Virtual Environments (PRO-ACTIVE)
The PRO-ACTIVE (PReparing Older Adults: Communicating Risk in Virtual Environments) Project is an NSF-funded project (award # 2425223 )aiming at enhancing disaster preparedness for older adults using immersive Virtual Reality (VR) simulations. Through creative risk communication strategies, interactive VR training, and machine learning-driven behavioral analysis, the project is dedicated to improving decision-making in emergency situations. Led by researchers at the University at Albany, SUNY, it includes co-prinicipal investigators at Georgia Institute of Technology and Minnesota State University, Mankato. The project incorporates an industry partner, Superluminal.
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Award Number #2425223. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
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