TY - BOOK ID - 147260211 TI - Governing Social Virtual Reality : Preparing for the Content, Conduct and Design Challenges of Immersive Social Media AU - Gray, Joanne E. AU - Carter, Marcus AU - Egliston, Ben PY - 2024 SN - 3031618319 PB - Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Virtual reality KW - Law and legislation. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Mass media KW - Virtual reality. KW - Augmented reality. KW - Technology KW - Media Policy and Politics. KW - Virtual and Augmented Reality. KW - Media Ethics. KW - Emerging Technologies. KW - Political aspects. KW - Sociological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:147260211 AB - In this ground-breaking book, we navigate the uncharted terrain of social virtual reality (VR), a technology that, while offering unprecedented immersive experiences, brings forth significant governance challenges. By merging theoretical insights with practical examples, the book examines the risks of harm in social VR environments, including both content and conduct issues. It charts a course for developing inclusive and safe social VR spaces that are respectful of diverse users’ rights and needs, laying out essential principles for policymakers, developers and regulators. The book is an urgent call to proactively shape the burgeoning field of VR for the betterment of all. Dr. Joanne E. Gray is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures at The University of Sydney, Chief Investigator at the International Digital Policy Observatory, and Commissioning Editor of the journal Policy & Internet. Dr. Marcus Carter is a Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at The University of Sydney and holds an ARC Future Fellowship on ‘The monetisation of children in the digital games industry’. Dr. Ben Egliston is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures at The University of Sydney and holds an ARC DECRA Fellowship on ‘Paying and playing: Assessing and regulating digital games-as-a-service’. ER -