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- 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 • Unity3D • 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 Fund’sIdeas to Innovation Challenge Global competition seeking the best ideas to improve graduate management education and bring those ideas to fruition. THE INCEPTION OF VIRBELA
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- 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?
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- 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 OFCONCEPT: GLOBAL MBA COMPETITION
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- 15. Law ApplicationGLOBAL LEADERSHIPCOMPETENCY 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 willtake 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 wasassigned 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
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- 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 THISALL HEADED? Business Simulation Competition Team Science Competencies Distance Education Platform Career Counseling for Transitioning Navy SEALS
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- 26. Keyboard & Mouse LeapMotion Hand GestureRecognition Wireless EEG Headset Kinect Motion Capture Eye Tracking MULTI-MODAL BRAIN/BODY IMAGING
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- 28. NEXT ITERATIONS ● Improveassessment 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 pastthe 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? • Generalreactions? • Concerns? • Marketability? • Use cases? DISCUSSION