tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818072047612966524.post7065773586382792348..comments2024-02-08T21:46:08.720-08:00Comments on Media Ethics and Society: Ethical Issues In VRMedia Ethics Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723099161416810794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818072047612966524.post-35080119122696744562018-04-17T14:08:40.986-07:002018-04-17T14:08:40.986-07:00Some of the ethical issues presented in your blog ...Some of the ethical issues presented in your blog about Virtual Reality are similar to those represented by the "pornification" of society. Where Virtual Reality focuses on violent or aggressive behavior and pornification centers around sexual behavior, they both are contributing to the desensitization of society. Both are also contributing to a society in which we no longer see people as people but as mere objects. When people become nothing more than objects to be objectified, we see those people as, "there is no person 'there' to be emancipated or regarded as an equal." (Ess, 2013). Objectifying people in society has given rise to the number of people whose behavior would be deemed unethical or immoral. Society has already been desensitized by the pornification of digital media which has caused many to disconnect from society. VR on the other hand risks pushing those already disconnect even further, possible to the point in which they check out from reality altogether. Movies like "Ready Player One" are already glorifying how much better a virtual world is compared to the real one. Eventually at the rate that technology is advancing, people will lose the ability to communicate in a fashion that allows them to make those meaningful connections to others.<br /><br />Ess, C. (2013) Digital Media Ethics (2nd ed.) Malden, Ma: Polity PressAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930510390881319670noreply@blogger.com