From: stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini) Subject: Re: INFO: General questions about VR and society Date: Wed, 26 May 1993 14:34:00 GMT Message-ID: <1993May26.143400.16359@unocal.com> Organization: Unocal Corporation In article <1tuvq1INNd3a@news.u.washington.edu> "ROGERS, CLEMENT" writes: > > > >I'm not only interested in computer technology but also psychology and >sociology. Do the creators of Virtual Reality technology have any >ethical or moral implications to consider? If so, what are some of >them? What impact do you see this technology having on our society >and when do you see the largest of this impact taking place. This new >technology is amazing as well as scary for me. I hear possibilities >of revolutionizing education and the work place but I also hear the >military talking about tanks and airplanes piloted by people thousands >of miles away. I also have read that if you are exposed to cyberspace >environments for long periods of time, when you come out it (back to >the so-called real world) you can become very ill or nauseous. Is >this true? Last and certainly least, but I'm curious. If you were >able to see it, what was you opinion of Wild Palms? Thanks ahead of >time if you find time to respond. The past sheds light on the future. Some new media technologies- books, film, radio, TV, video games- have had mass effects and society has survived OK (I think :-). Some sociologists specialize in the study of media. Read McLuhan.