Creating safe environments for children: prevention of trauma in the Extended Verse
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In the evolving landscape of digital childhood, ensuring safe environments within the Extended Verse (XV) is essential for preventing trauma and fostering positive experiences. This paper proposes a conceptual framework for the integration of advanced emotion recognition systems and physiological sensors with virtual and augmented reality technologies to create secure spaces for children. The author presents a theoretical architecture and data flow design that could enable future systems to perform real-time monitoring and interpretation of emotional and physiological responses. This design architecture lays the groundwork for future research and development of adaptive, empathetic interfaces capable of responding to distress signals and mitigating trauma. The paper addresses current challenges, proposes innovative solutions, and outlines an evaluation framework to support an empathic, secure and nurturing virtual environment for young users.
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Weak age verification measures often allow underage access to adult-oriented environments despite platforms setting a minimum age of thirteen.
“Despite platforms setting a minimum age of thirteen, weak age verification measures often allow underage access to adult-oriented environments (Patel, 2025).”
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- Authors
- Jane Patel, N.
- Affiliations
- https://ror.org/05v62cm79
- ORCID
- Jane Patel, Nina
- Venue
- Empathic Computing
- Publisher
- Science Exploration Press
- Published
- 2025-02-17
- ISSN
- 3106-8065 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4407633984
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 4.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Empathic Computing (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Emotion and Mood Recognition
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Keywords
- child safety, injury prevention, virtual and augmented reality, emotion recognition, physiological sensors, real-time monitoring, distress detection, digital childhood
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