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The Ethics of Realism in Virtual and Augmented Reality
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In this paper we consider ethical issues that could emerge with the widespread adoption ofvirtual and augmented reality (XR) as a consumer product. Our major focus is on a likelyfuture where, with technological advances, virtual and augmented reality may becomeindistinguishable from reality thanks to the improvements in sensory feedback, in the abilityto interact with virtual features, and in other elements that enhance the realism of the virtualexperience—what we refer to as superrealism. In the introductory section we first considermore general ethical issues related to XR use, and in later sections we consider issues specificto superrealism in XR. Finally, we propose approaches towards remedies and outline a seriesof scientific questions targeted at the research community. This work is the result of a groupmeeting under the auspices of Digital Catapult in London, and reports findings of theirdiscussions. The intention of this paper is to highlight important areas for consideration bythe wider XR community, and provoke the discussion and further research needed toinvestigate and address these important topics.
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- Authors
- Slater, M., Gonzalez-Liencres, C., Haggard, P., Vinkers, C., Gregory-Clarke, R., Jelley, S., Watson, Z., Breen, G., Schwarz, R., Steptoe, W., Szostak, D., Halan, S., Fox, D., & Silver, J.
- Affiliations
- Digital Catapult (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Magic Leap (United States) (US)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Meta (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Meta (United States) (US)
- Nesta (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Slater, Mel
- Venue
- Frontiers in Virtual Reality
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2020-03-03
- Volume
- 1
- ISSN
- 2673-4192 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3009436916
- Cited by
- 410
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 87 · 2023: 112 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 18
- FWCI
- 40.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Frontiers in Virtual Reality (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- H2020 European Research Council (742989)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Social Sciences › Communication › Cultural Studies and Postmodernism
- Keywords
- ethics of virtual reality, hyperrealism, sensory feedback, consumer technology adoption, virtual and augmented reality
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