Wei Wang

Research Fellow

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FIT4701/4702 VR Route Learning Student Team

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Profile

This is a Monash FIT4701/FIT4702 final-year software engineering student team.

The student team includes James Chea, Tony Ly, Eric Blyth, Kade Lucy, and Mai Hoang.

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Project focus

The team is working on a project called Design of a Human Centric VR-based route learning module for elderly immigrants with travel anxiety.

The project explores whether virtual reality can help older immigrants practise routes before travelling in real life.

The goal is to reduce worry, improve confidence, and help people feel more prepared when moving around their community.

Travel anxiety VR route practice Interview needs Safer journeys
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Current role

The team is collecting interview data after ethics approval for MUHREC Project 51690.

They are preparing study materials, expression-of-interest processes, participant communication, and interview logistics.

  • Recruit eligible older immigrant and caregiver participants.
  • Share consent and explanatory materials.
  • Run semi-structured interviews to understand needs for VR route-learning design.
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Supervision and support

Dr Wei Wang and Dr Trung Dung Bui support the student team as project investigators.

  • The team is part of the FIT4701/FIT4702 final-year software engineering project context.
  • Dr Wei Wang provided feedback on ethics-aligned recruitment wording, consent processes, and participant communication.
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Related project

Empowering Independent Mobility in Elderly Immigrants

Profile

This is a Monash FIT4701/FIT4702 final-year software engineering student team working on a human-centred virtual reality project. The team includes James Chea, Tony Ly, Eric Blyth, Kade Lucy, and Mai Hoang.

🎯 Project Focus

The student project is titled Design of a Human Centric VR-based route learning module for elderly immigrants with travel anxiety. It connects with the broader research project Empowering Independent Mobility in Elderly Immigrants: VR-Based Navigation Support.

The project explores whether virtual reality can help older immigrants practise routes before travelling in real life. The aim is to reduce navigation-related anxiety, improve spatial confidence, and understand what older immigrants and caregivers need from a VR route-learning tool.

📌 Current Progress

The project received ethics approval under MUHREC Project ID 51690 in May 2026. The student team is now moving from study preparation into participant recruitment and interview logistics.

Current activities include:

  • preparing participant-facing materials and expression-of-interest processes;
  • sharing consent and explanatory information before interviews;
  • recruiting eligible older immigrant and caregiver participants;
  • running semi-structured interviews to gather design requirements for a VR route-learning module.

👥 Supervision

  • Project investigators: Dr Wei Wang and Dr Trung Dung Bui
  • Student team: James Chea, Tony Ly, Eric Blyth, Kade Lucy, and Mai Hoang
  • Project context: FIT4701/FIT4702 final-year software engineering project

Dr Wei Wang has supported the team by reviewing participant communication, ethics-aligned wording, expression-of-interest processes, and consent materials.

💬 Contact / Collaboration Notes

This student project contributes to research on accessible, culturally responsive mobility support for older immigrants in Australia. It also connects with broader work on inclusive technology, accessibility, and human-centred design for people who may face barriers when navigating unfamiliar places.