Before you buy the brand new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses with the EMG wristband, you should be aware that measurement of the muscle response to electrical activity with EMG can capture and help infer highly sensitive information.

My new article is out in International Journal of Qualitative Methods! I introduce a methodological framework for the qualitative analysis of virtual reality content.

Helsinki today. There cannot be real peace without justice. 🌻

During the holiday break in Lithuania, I took my parents to a local VR cinema to watch a recent Lithuanian VR film that had been shown at the Venice Biennale. It was striking to see that every seat for both our screening and the next was completely sold out, with a crowd queuing outside to get in.

Last week I attended Match XR, which is the biggest annual event in Finland bringing together people working with spatial computing, XR, and AI. A lot of talk about the economic growth and impact. Too little talk about the sociopolitical impact, and risks of manipulation and disinformation.

Had a great time today talking about why social scientists need to pay attention to virtual reality and introducing a methodology for analyzing immersive content. Thanks to the Helsinki Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities for having me.
Photo credit: HSSH.

Russian fascism meets immersive history, with a focus on experience, emotions, interaction - all key to targeted perceptual engineering. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an immersive history pavilion was opened in the occupied territories as well. www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/08/24/t...

🚨Publication alert

"Virtual Reality as a Technology of Memory: Immersive Presence in Polish Politics of Memory" in Memory, Mind & Media.

I discuss VR as a new technology of memory that can be used to manipulate users' memory and self-perception.

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