concept

virtual reality

Also known as: VR, virtual reality technology

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David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com Scientific American Apr 10, 2017 3 facts

claimDavid Chalmers is writing a book about virtual reality, a technology being brought to the public by products such as Oculus Rift.

perspectiveDavid Chalmers rejects the argument that virtual reality is immoral because it distracts from real-world problems, comparing the criticism to the idea that one should not read novels due to bad things in the world.

claimDavid Chalmers argues that simulated reality is not a second-class reality and that virtual reality is a perfectly good way to be real.

David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 2 facts

claimDavid Chalmers argues that virtual reality could potentially offer as meaningful a life as non-virtual reality and that humans could already be inhabitants of a simulation without knowing it.

claimDavid Chalmers does not consider virtual reality to be an illusion, but rather a "genuine reality" in its own right, although he recognizes that it is not the same as non-virtual reality.

Self-Consciousness - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu MIT Press Jul 24, 2024 2 facts

claimResearchers Blanke and Metzinger achieved manipulations of ownership at the whole-body level using virtual reality technology in 2009.

claimThe body-swap illusion uses virtual reality technologies to induce subjects to identify with a mannequin (Blanke & Metzinger, 2009).

Exploring “lucid sleep” and altered states of consciousness using ... philosophymindscience.org Philosophy and the Mind Sciences Jan 7, 2025 1 fact

referenceB. Lenggenhager, P. Halje, and O. Blanke published 'Alpha band oscillations correlate with illusory self-location induced by virtual reality' in 'The European Journal of Neuroscience' in 2011.

eHealth Tools Supporting Early Childhood Education and Care ... researchprotocols.org JMIR Publications Oct 24, 2023 1 fact

claimeHealth is defined as the use of information technology, including the internet, digital gaming, virtual reality, and robotics, in the promotion, prevention, treatment, and maintenance of health.

Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research 1 fact

referenceVanderZwaag et al. conducted an exploratory study published in Scientific Reports in 2024 regarding the underlying structure of awe in virtual reality and in autobiographical recall.

Political and social trends in the future of global security. A meta ... link.springer.com Springer Dec 5, 2017 1 fact

claimTechnological trends identified in reviewed literature include virtual reality, augmented reality, and significant improvements to holograms.

4.5 Consciousness – Cognitive Psychology nmoer.pressbooks.pub Pressbooks 1 fact

claimIn the context of virtual reality, the sensation of actually being in the virtual environment is known as presence.