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Virtual Reality really isn't this immersive yet to be able to used for psychological torture, in fact the idea is almost laughable. Anyone that has used a VR he

Virtual Reality really isn't this immersive yet to be able to used for psychological torture, in fact the idea is almost laughable. Anyone that has used a VR headset knows that you don't actually think you are in the game, though the closeness of the screen and 360 degree freedom does definitely make it more real than looking at a TV 6 feet away, it is a longshot from actual reality. Additionally whats to stop the viewer from closing their eyes? Also, the torture techniques they mention in the article are far worse than wearing a VR headset...

jacalata 11y ago
Right, because literally nobody is talking about uses of VR that aren't already possible.
- hacker_9 11y ago
  No tactile feedback, along with the fact the games don't look real, means VR won't be convincing now or in the far distant future.
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kbenson 11y ago
Sometimes the rational mind takes a back seat to your irrational fears. How hard is it to cycle through thousands of the most common fears a few seconds for each, while tracking vitals, and note which ones give an elevated response? Tell the claustrophobe "it's okay, right past that door it's wide open!" Tell the arachnophobe "it's okay, it's not a poisonous spider!" Tell the father "Don't fret, those images of your daughter weren't real. What do you think we are, monsters?"
- hacker_9 11y ago
  All of this assumes I somehow don't know I have a headset on, feeding me fake imagery. It only takes the action of the spider to jump at me but me not to feel anything to remind me that I'm actually in an empty room by myself. All 3 examples would be far more effective if they took place in reality though, and your last example would give the same response headset or not.
  - kbenson 11y ago
    > It only takes the action of the spider to jump at me but me not to feel anything to remind me that I'm actually in an empty room by myself. I suspect you don't have a phobia like this, and have not dealt with people who do when they are affected by it. > your last example would give the same response headset or not. Meaning you view it as effective or ineffective? I used to think things like that had no effect on me. Absolutely none. Then I had children. Now I cry when a movie hints at a child losing a parent or parent losing a child. It's an involuntary reaction to the empathy I have for the situation. I can't control it at all, and this is in fictional settings with fictional characters.

jacalata 11y ago

Right, because literally nobody is talking about uses of VR that aren't already possible.

hacker_9 11y ago
No tactile feedback, along with the fact the games don't look real, means VR won't be convincing now or in the far distant future.

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kbenson 11y ago

Sometimes the rational mind takes a back seat to your irrational fears. How hard is it to cycle through thousands of the most common fears a few seconds for each, while tracking vitals, and note which ones give an elevated response? Tell the claustrophobe "it's okay, right past that door it's wide open!" Tell the arachnophobe "it's okay, it's not a poisonous spider!" Tell the father "Don't fret, those images of your daughter weren't real. What do you think we are, monsters?"

hacker_9 11y ago
All of this assumes I somehow don't know I have a headset on, feeding me fake imagery. It only takes the action of the spider to jump at me but me not to feel anything to remind me that I'm actually in an empty room by myself. All 3 examples would be far more effective if they took place in reality though, and your last example would give the same response headset or not.
- kbenson 11y ago
  > It only takes the action of the spider to jump at me but me not to feel anything to remind me that I'm actually in an empty room by myself. I suspect you don't have a phobia like this, and have not dealt with people who do when they are affected by it. > your last example would give the same response headset or not. Meaning you view it as effective or ineffective? I used to think things like that had no effect on me. Absolutely none. Then I had children. Now I cry when a movie hints at a child losing a parent or parent losing a child. It's an involuntary reaction to the empathy I have for the situation. I can't control it at all, and this is in fictional settings with fictional characters.