From: mge@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Michael Geoffrey EDWARDS)
Subject: CULTURE: VR - ethical and societal implications
Date: Fri, 14 May 1993 07:06:18 GMT
Message-ID: <9313417.26533@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia


 I am seeking contemporary information on the above issue. It will 
 formulate part of an essay. At this stage I am fairly open regarding the
 catagories or sub - catagories, e.g

                     	1. Entertainment
      			2. Training
				-maintainance
				-medical
				-sports
			3. Therapy    
			4. Promotion & sales
			5. Remote environs 
			   etc ....

If one does have valid and relevant/pertinant views allied with some
experience I would appreciate a reply (By all means it must be
credible).

By all means one has their views but I am interested in 
diversity with reference to cultural,ethnic and gender perception as to the
direction and scope of VR owing to its relative infancy. 
  
The reason being, much has been written about VR, some relevant articles and 
others merely litery fantasy. Hence I seek pertinant views from the community of
people actively involved in VR.	
  
Thankyou in advance

Mike Edwards

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