Empathy and Intimacy: Are We Really Feeling VR?

Mar 14, 2018

12:30pm – 1:30pm CT

The term ‘empathy machine’ is being overused and is risking devaluation & possibly steering VR in the wrong emotional direction. For many, evolving beyond empathy means intimacy, simulating relationships with characters. VR creators from intimacy and empathy perspectives & psychological researchers discuss the accuracy of empathy-provoking VR, effects of intimate VR & how to best leverage VR’s ability to inflict emotions to create innovative content that exposes the medium & stories of others

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Matt Celia

Light Sail VR LLC

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Elise Ogle

Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab

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Adi Robertson

The Verge

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Rose Troche

Rose Troche Films

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