Building Teamwork: Mixed Reality Game for Developing Trust and Communication

Abstract

Cultivating teamwork and a sense of empathy is an important part of boosting productivity and student and employee satisfaction and well-being. We present the initial development of a mixed-reality game using a LEGO block digitization system. Two participants collaborate, with one in real life and the other in VR. Our initial results indicate a positive impact on empathy and user involvement. Moving forward, we aim to create various teamwork experiences using different VR interactions with digitized LEGO builds both for children’s educational purposes and adult teamwork.