The Virtual Reality Debate
The Virtual Reality Debate
Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn & Bree McEwan editors, The Virtual Reality Debate, Routledge, on track for publication in 2026. Abstract: Research on VR is quickly evolving, having started with experiments on basic perceptual effects of deep immersion in virtual worlds, but now expanding to questions of adequate content for the medium, behavioral changes through VR, therapy and learning uses, identification issues, the evocation of emotions and empathy, and also pressing ethical concerns. The Virtual Reality Debate will give an overview of evidence-based ‘hot takes’ in virtual reality scholarship in the disciplines of communication and psychology - and related research endeavors that quickly developed into a sprawling field. We will also include perspectives from VR industry professionals who are conducting research and engaging with questions of ethics and privacy at the forefront of this rapidly transforming media landscape.
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