The Positive And Negative Effects Of Virtual Reali

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LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY Research paper for the Course of English The Positive and Negative Effects of Virtual Reality as a Common Household Item Student: Karpov Dmitry Eduardovich__ Submission date: December 24, 2010__ _ Instructor: Dugartsyrenova V.A._______ The Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics The English Department Moscow 2010 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 History of Virtual Reality 3 3 The Mainstream Types of Virtual Reality 4 4 Effects of Virtual Reality on the Human Body 5 4.1 Visual Perception 5 4.2 Central Nervous System (CNS) 5 4.3 Auditory System 6 4.4 Physical Body 6 4.5 Side Effects 7 5 The Current Uses of Virtual Reality 7 6 Potential Dangers 9 6.1 Addiction 9 7 Mind-Responsive Virtual Reality 10 8 Consequences of Mind-Responsive Virtual Reality 11 9 Malicious Programming and Security Faults 12 10 Conclusion 14 References 15 1 INTRODUCTION Several key technological advancements have changed the way modern households behave. Television, Computers and the Internet have all been pivotal inventions in shaping our ever-changing culture. This paper introduces what could be the next major inclusion to the home, Virtual Reality. It discusses the ethical implications of development and implementation to encourage the public to embrace this new technology. Virtual Reality (VR), as a developing technology, is still in its infancy but raises many ethical issues that need consideration from computer professionals. VR has the potential to bring about a new era in the evolution of humanity, following on from the creation of the PC and the Internet. To determine whether VR will be a beneficial factor

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