{"id":146,"date":"2015-09-15T22:56:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/?p=146"},"modified":"2015-09-16T14:49:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:49:20","slug":"reading-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/2015\/09\/15\/reading-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For class\u00a09\/22\/15<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Post Comments by<\/strong>\u00a011:59 pm on 9\/20\/15<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place illusion and plausibility can lead to realistic behaviour in immersive\u00a0<\/strong><strong>virtual environments<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mel Slater<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/364\/1535\/3549.full.pdf+html\">http:\/\/rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/364\/1535\/3549.full.pdf+html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ethics of representation and action in virtual reality<\/strong><br \/>\nPhilip Brey<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/realities.id.tue.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/brey-1999.pdf\">http:\/\/realities.id.tue.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/brey-1999.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post 1 (Pick 3, write one paragraph for each):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you agree with Slater\u2019s breakdown between PI and Psi? \u00a0Do you agree with Slater that these concepts are orthogonal? Explain why.<\/li>\n<li>Slater writes \u201cThe\u00a0illusion [PI], given the right physical set-up and the appropriate SCs in a particular modality, is automatic\u2014it\u00a0can coexist with different (but not contradictory)\u00a0sensations in another modality.\u201d \u00a0Do you agree? Explain why.<\/li>\n<li>Do you agree that breaks in Psi are harder to overcome than breaks in PI? Explain.<\/li>\n<li>The paper references the Milgram Experiment (http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milgram_experiment). \u00a0How do you feel about this experiment being run in Virtual Reality?<\/li>\n<li>Select a topic that you find interesting, dubious, confusing or curious and explain why.\u00a0 Write at least a paragraph of explanation and add citations if warranted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Post 2 (Pick 3, write one paragraph for each):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you believe that violent VR scenarios are fundamentally different from videos games and films? \u00a0Argue why or why not<\/li>\n<li>How do you believe the consequences (or lack of them) of actions in VR relate to the transference of learning for skills and behaviors?<\/li>\n<li>The author states, &#8220;designers of VR systems have the moral duty to reflect on the way behavioral options and their consequences are designed in them&#8221; \u00a0Do you agree or disagree. \u00a0Discuss.<\/li>\n<li>Do you believe that VR systems need to live up to &#8220;standards of accuracy&#8221;? \u00a0Discuss.<\/li>\n<li>Do you belive that &#8220;biased representations&#8221; are more damaging in VR than in other forms of media? Discuss.<\/li>\n<li>Select a topic that you find interesting, dubious, confusing or curious and explain why. 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