1st Edition
The Ethics of Virtual and Augmented Reality Building Worlds
By Erick Jose Ramirez
Copyright 2022
216 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers new ways of thinking about and assessing the impact of virtual reality on its users. It argues that we must go beyond traditional psychological concepts of VR "presence" to better understand the many varieties of virtual experiences.
The author provides compelling evidence that VR simulations are capable of producing "virtually real" experiences in people. He also provides a... Read more
1. Exploring Strange New Worlds
2. Imagination and the Limits of Empathy
3. When Being There is Not Enough
4. Virtual Experience, Real Harm
5. Why It's Unethical to Use VR and AR as "Empathy" Machines
6. Putting It All Together: A Code of Ethics for VR/AR
7. AR and the Future of Selves
Biography
Erick Jose Ramirez is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Santa Clara University, USA.
