The Afters: VR Consent Drama for RSE, a Case Study

This paper presents practice intervention The Afters: a live action narrative drama and Virtual Reality experience. The Afters is a series of two interrelated VR narrative dramas told from the perspectives of a 17-year-old girl and boy. Designed primarily for schools, college and university students for relationships and sex education, this VR narrative aims to help inform young people on the subtleties of verbal and non-verbal communication regarding sexual consent, encouraging conversations around empathy and awareness with peers to help them safely navigate intimate situations in the future. The paper discusses use of VR as an RSE tool presents initial research trial findings .