Last year, after a female college student in Singapore posted her personal experience in the school dormitory through social media, sexual harassment became one of the hot topics on the campus of Singapore University. Now, a team of college students uses VR technology to simulate various situations and help women fight sexual harassment.
"Wow, your clothes are really nice. Do you wear underwear of the same color? " A man said in an obscene tone. Although this is only a simulation of virtual reality (VR), it still leaves 23-year-old ElizabethLee speechless.
Li Meifeng thought her reaction would be more confrontational, but she said, "I feel very close ... It really hurts me to hear that I don't care about other people's feelings. " 」
▲ Four female students from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore founded Girl, Talk Talk, and used VR technology to simulate various situations to help women fight sexual harassment.
Agence France-Presse reported that this VR technology is part of the Girl Talk project. Girl, Talk was founded by four female students from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to help Singaporean women fight sexual harassment.
Since MonicaBaey, a 24-year-old girl studying at the National University of Singapore, announced on Instagram last year that she was caught by the shower equipment in her dormitory, sexual harassment has been one of the hot topics on the campus of the University of Singapore. Ma Yun thought that the punishment for the person involved was too light, so she decided to make her experience public. The outside world calls this # MeToo”(# MeToo anti-sexual harassment campaign in Singapore.
Girl, the founder of Talk, thinks that the #MeToo movement has aroused the awareness of this topic, but it is still not enough to help women cope better when they are harassed. Its website writes: "Even if you are in a weak situation, it will greatly increase your power to evaluate your situation and choose the way to behave and react. 」
To this end, the Girl, Talk Talk team used VR technology to simulate five situations according to the actual experience, and invited male friends to participate in situational performances and shoot films.
Li Meifeng, who has experienced this VR technology, said, "It makes me better prepared for all possible situations", including being emotionally prepared and knowing what to do next.
Li Meifeng believes that sexual harassment is very common. She also said: "We need to let everyone know that it is inappropriate to say these things about women's bodies. 」
According to the information provided by Singapore's Minister of Education Wang Yikang to the National Assembly last May, there were 56 sexual crimes between 20 15 and 20 17, involving students from six universities in Singapore. But many college students told AFP that the actual number is definitely higher.
On 20 17, many women stood up and accused HarveyWeinstein, a former American gold medal producer, of sexual assault, which set off the #MeToo movement and then spread all over the world. Although #MeToo spread to Asia late, there are striking cases in Japan, India, South Korea and other countries.