Talking about virtual and augmented reality
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Talking about virtual and augmented reality

Labels matter. Naming is both, taming and creating. In turn, the way we talk about virtual and augmented reality is important because it shapes the ways in which we think about these technological experiences, research them, and even experience them. This simple yet profound idea underpinning critical and constructivist approaches to communication studies is at…

Fiction references in extended reality news: the Matrix is a good thing?

Fiction references in extended reality news: the Matrix is a good thing?

This article was originally published on the Public Understanding of Science Blog and is republished on CAVRN with the permission of the author, Emma Kaylee Graves-Sandriman. You can find the original article here. Many science fiction narratives present cautionary tales of technology, particularly when it comes to extended reality (XR; including virtual, augmented and mixed…