Dis/Unity: Why game engines are central to the metaverse
Maxwell Foxman
In September 2023, Unity had to eat its words as the game production community āunitedā against the platform (Parrish, 2023b). Developers vociferously proclaimed boycotts and that the company was greedy, adding…
Exploring āproper distanceā in virtual reality for humanitarian practice
Bimbisar Irom
Emerging technologies are increasingly being incorporated into humanitarian practice by non-governmental organizations, governments, and leading institutions. Such new technologies…
Virtual reality and refugee crises: Impact of āClouds Over Sidraā
Porismita Borah, Danielle Ka Lai Lee, Di Mu, Anastasia Vishnevskaya, Bimbisar Irom, Ron Price, Onur Ramazan and Yoon Joo Lee
While the Syrian refugee crisis has elicited varying responses from…
Virtual reality as an empathy machine and its discontent
Sandra Ponzanesi
Artificial intelligence (AI) innovations and virtual reality (VR) technologies have been increasingly used to develop computer-generated simulations that place viewers in three-dimensional environments reproducing war zones, disaster areas, or refugee camps…
VR-induced awe: Can entertainment content also induce awe?
Tammy Jih-Hsuan Lin
Growing empirical evidence has implicitly shown that virtual reality (VR) is an effective means to provide various virtual environments that depict natural or artificial…
How play shaped augmented reality
Kyle Moore
Play has always been at the centre of the metaverse. Gaming technology has a clear place in the history of virtual reality and worlds. From Oculus Riftās role in reinvigorating interest in virtual reality…
Dying in VR/AR/XR: Rehearsing to get it right
Tonya Meyrick, Stefan Greuter, Kiah Hawker and Luke Heemsbergen
Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR) are mediating technologies uniquely positioned to explore and experience death…