![]() ![]() Being present in a virtual world takes one’s attention away from his own body. ![]() The power of presence–the mental transportation into a virtual world–has a useful side effect: absence. Examples include changing a person’s worldview for the better, becoming better at your job or a sport through lots of practice in a simulation, the fun of visiting a virtual world rich with things to discover, or changing the perception of pain by distracting someone: The majority of the book’s 10 chapters are devoted to focusing on what VR can do to help society. “How do we walk the line and leverage what is amazing about VR, without falling prey to the bad parts?”.“What is the effect of replacing social contact with virtual social contact over long periods of time?”.“When we consider that the subjects were made uncomfortable by the idea of administering fake electric shocks, what can we expect people will feel when they are engaging all sorts of fantasy violence and mayhem in virtual reality?”. ![]()
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