Using Design Fiction to Explore the Ethics of VR ‘In the Wild’

Green, David Philip; Schofield, Guy; Hodge, James; Rose, Mandy; Cater, Kirsten; Bevan, Chris; Gray, Stuart

doi:10.1145/3317697.3323346

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“…To truly immerse participants, considerable artistic skill is required. Design fictions may be presented using a range of media -including tangible prototypes (for example, Sturdee et al, 2017); technical documentation (Lindley and Coulton, 2016); paper-based media (for example, comics, newspapers and magazines) (Coulton et al, 2017); digital imagery and videos (Lindley and Potts, 2014); and virtual environments (Green et al, 2019).…”

Section: Background: the Use Of Arts-based Methods Within Participatory Hci Researchmentioning

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Developing arts-based methods for exploring virtual reality technologies: A university–industry case study

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Collaborations between human–computer interaction (HCI) researchers and arts practitioners frequently centre on the development of creative content using novel – often emergent – technologies. Concurrently, many of the techniques that HCI researchers use in evaluative participant-based research have their roots in the arts – such as sketching, writing, artefact prototyping and role play. In this reflective paper, we describe a recent collaboration between a group of HCI researchers and dramatists from the immersive theatre organization Kilter, who worked together to design a series of audience-based interventions to explore the ethics of virtual reality (VR) technology. Through a process of knowledge exchange, the collaboration provided the researchers with new techniques to explore, ideate and communicate their work, and provided the dramatists with a solid academic grounding in order to produce an accurate yet provocative piece of theatrically based design fiction. We describe the formation of this partnership between academia and creative industry, document our journey together, and share the lasting impact it has had upon both parties.

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“…We want to emphasize that the goal of the workshop is not to demonize MR technology or create fear mongering, but rather build upon the conversations kickstarted by others [19,5]. We wish to examine the pitfalls and ethical challenges of MR through the lens of HCI, exploring the emerging topics that must be tackled if the technology is to be successfully and safely integrated into society in the future.…”

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“…However, as we hurtle headlong towards actually realizing imagined futures where MR is an ever-present feature in our daily lives [15], there has been a growing concern regarding the potential ethical, social and political quandaries of consumer technologies [5,19]. Consider the recent impact that Facebook had on public discourse and political division in multiple countries-an (arguably) unintended consequence of enabling filter bubbles and dissemination of non-fact checked content [11].…”

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Exploring Potentially Abusive Ethical, Social and Political Implications of Mixed Reality Research in HCI

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et al. 2020

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In recent years, Mixed Reality (MR) headsets have increasingly made advances in terms of capability, affordability and end-user adoption, slowly becoming everyday technology. HCI research typically explores positive aspects of these technologies, focusing on interaction, presence and immersive experiences. However, such technological advances and paradigm shifts often fail to consider the "dark patterns", with potential abusive scenarios, made possible by new technologies (cf. smartphone addiction, social media anxiety disorder). While these topics are getting recent attention in related fields and with the general population, this workshop is aimed at starting an active exploration of abusive, ethical, social and political scenarios of MR research inside the HCI community. With an HCI lens, workshop participants will engage in critical reviews of emerging MR technologies and applications and develop a joint research agenda to address them.

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Instinct-Based Decision-Making in Interactive Narratives

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2022

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Using Design Fiction to Explore the Ethics of VR ‘In the Wild’

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Developing arts-based methods for exploring virtual reality technologies: A university–industry case study

Developing arts-based methods for exploring virtual reality technologies: A university–industry case study

Exploring Potentially Abusive Ethical, Social and Political Implications of Mixed Reality Research in HCI

Instinct-Based Decision-Making in Interactive Narratives

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