cNet is reporting on a survey released by the research firm, The Extended Mind, and social VR platform Pluto VR. The survey of 600 people who play VR games at least twice a month state that 49% of female respondents have experienced sexual harassment, as well as 35% of male respondents. One respondent even recalled being "crouched down to look at a texture ... and immediately experienced another avatar 'thrusting' in my face." The horror.
"Harassment and fear of harassment represent an obstacle to the growth of multi-user VR platforms." Oh dear! Some people in this world really need to eat some concrete and [H]arden up. Thanks to cageymaru for the story.
"If you're having a video call with someone and they lean into their camera, that's not something that's violating your personal bubble," Gibson said. In VR, it's a different story. "Your brain sees that something is too close to you."
"Harassment and fear of harassment represent an obstacle to the growth of multi-user VR platforms." Oh dear! Some people in this world really need to eat some concrete and [H]arden up. Thanks to cageymaru for the story.
"If you're having a video call with someone and they lean into their camera, that's not something that's violating your personal bubble," Gibson said. In VR, it's a different story. "Your brain sees that something is too close to you."