Ethics of Virtual and Augmented Reality

Name: Ethics of Virtual and Augmented Reality
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Ethics of Virtual and Augmented RealityBuilding Worlds\nAuthor(s): Erick Jose Ramirez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367486266, 978-0367486266\nSynopsis\nThis 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.\n\nThe author provides compelling evidence that VR simulations are capable of producing \""virtually real\"" experiences in people. He also provides a framework for understanding when and how simulations induce virtually real experiences. From these insights, the book shows that virtually real experiences are responsible for several unaddressed ethical issues in VR research and design. Experimental philosophers, moral psychologists, and institutional review boards must become sensitive to the ethical issues in.