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Virtual Reality Creates False Memories

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'm-sure-I've-saved-the-earth-before dept.

moon_monkey writes "There's an interesting post on NewScientistTech's blog about virtual reality inducing false memories during a recent experiment (pdf). Ann Schlosser at the University of Washington tested students' ability to learn how to use a real digital camera by operating a virtual one. Although those students who used the virtual camera found it easier to remember how the camera worked, they also experienced more 'false memories'. As the post points out, could this be a serious problem for VR going forward?"

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  1. Re:Today, a young man.... by eno2001 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Awesome SIG and a great comment. If only I had mod points. +10 Hilarious

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    -"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
  2. woohoo! by Requiem · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's not a bug, that's a feature!

  3. Re:Today, a young man.... by Pojut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah, an older tool fan:-)

    For your own reference, what I quoted (from "third eye") was originally said by Bill Hicks. If you don't know who Bill Hicks is, there is a DVD that contains his three best performances that were videotaped...try to find it. One of the most if not the most intelligent people ever to walk this planet.

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  4. JAPS ATTACK PEARL !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sneaky little devils. I predict their defeat within four years.

  5. I remember when slashdot had thoughtful posts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Every poster had RTFA, every post was modded to +5, and in Soviet Russia, there was no Beowulf cluster of ????, Profit! jokes.