Media mention: Schmidt referenced in Futurity
Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor in the Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology, was mentioned in an article in Futurity about the use of virtual reality (VR) simulations to help neurodiverse people complete tasks such as navigating public transportation.
The article highlights two studies from Schmidt and Noah Glaser, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri. One study compared the results of neurodiverse participants and neurotypical people when they wore a VR headset to simulate traveling across a college campus to get to a bus stop.