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OPLIN 4Cast #583: Still the same old VR, but now with more uses
February 28th, 2018

[image: Woman wearing VR goggles] Last month, I presented a webinar
concerning some developments in emerging technology. One of the topics I
didn't really cover was virtual reality (although I did spend some time
discussing augmented and mixed realities). The actual technology itself
hasn't made much progress since it was originally introduced. Many of the
original problems have not yet been resolved, such as the lack of
eye-tracking and vertigo in users. Just a month ago, the news surrounding
VR was, essentially, uneventful. Yet here we are, only a month later, and
the VR news has been much more interesting.

   -
   - All-you-can-stream VR porn will cost you $25 per month
   <https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/27/subscription-vr-porn/> [Engadget]
   "VR porn is many things, but cheap isn't one of them. Just like
   conventional movies, you're going to pay a pretty penny to own anything
   that isn't free. For VRPorn.com, the solution is obvious: turn virtual smut
   into a subscription service. "
   - Virtual reality improves offenders' empathy
   <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226090915.htm>
   [Science News] "Researchers have developed a virtual reality system so that
   men who committed a domestic violence crime can get into the victim’s
   shoes. The study shows that these violent people have a lack of emotional
   recognition and that virtual experience improves the participant’s
   perception of emotions."
   - The One Reason Why Many Millennials Would Use Virtual Reality Products
   At Work
   <https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewarnold/2018/02/23/the-one-reason-why-many-millennials-would-use-virtual-reality-products-at-work/#21e5f7b3fe79>
   [Forbes] "The above study reported that 66% of millennials believe that VR
   for training purposes will allow them to train from anywhere and on their
   own time schedules. And AR/VR training experiences, because of their
   realistic nature, provide a realistic experience for those involved in the
   training."
   - Welsh police force is first in U.K to use virtual reality to train its
   officers
   <https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/uk-police-virtual-reality-training/>
   [DigitalTrends.com] "The technology makes it possible to train officers to
   deal with situations that they may encounter on the streets, and to test
   how they react to various scenarios, which is difficult to ascertain under
   routine training conditions, but can potentially be replicated (or
   replicated as closely as possible) by using immersive VR."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - The Illusion of Reality: The shocking power of virtual reality was all
   the buzz once before—about 150 years ago
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=125316415>
   (Thompson, C. (2017). The Illusion of Reality: The shocking power of
   virtual reality was all the buzz once before--about 150 years ago.
   *Smithsonian*, *48*(6), 18. )
   - Why Virtual Reality Will Transform a Workplace Near You
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=124418545&site=ehost-live>
   (Kugler, L. (2017). Why Virtual Reality Will Transform a Workplace Near
   You. *Communications Of The ACM*, *60*(8), 15-17. doi:10.1145/3105444)
   - 1 Billion People in Virtual Reality
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=127891144>
   (1 billion people in virtual reality. (2018). *Adbusters*, (136), C5. )

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