Topic
Virtual Reality
182 published works
Labor and Employment Law Insights
That’s So Meta – Workplace Harassment Issues in a Virtual World
By Erik Eisenmann, Former Attorney Tracey O'Brien, Catarina Colón
Most individuals are familiar with online video games such as FIFA, Minecraft, Fortnite or maybe, Last of Us permitting players to play and communicate with others online while seated at…
The Data Advisor
Privacy in the Metaverse
Coined in Neal Stephenson's 1992 best-selling novel, Snow Crash, the term "metaverse" has recently reentered the general public's lexicon to denote a technology hailed by some as the successor to the mobile internet…
Prosecution First Blog
Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Patent Prosecution Update: 2021 Q4 Prosecution Statistics
By Publisher
In this article, we look at the worldwide data tracking issuance of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality patents from the fourth quarter of 2021. As a brief overview, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (“AR/VR”)…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
News of Note for the Internet-Minded (3/3/22) – AR Defense Systems, VR Adventures and Defrauding Bots
By Pillsbury's Internet And Social Media Team
This week’s News of Notes includes a controversial use of facial recognition technology, stories highlighting AI’s role in both energy production and consumption, the continued use of ransomware and bots…
The Relativity Blog
Buying a Communications Surveillance Platform for Your Virtual World
By Relativity
In the first part of a two-part series, dive into what key features compliance professionals should look for in a communications monitoring platform.
The Right Coast
Opinion | We Might Be in a Simulation. How Much Should That Worry Us? – The New York Times
But a brain-bending new book by the philosopher David Chalmers Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy has turned me into a hard-core simulationist.After reading and talking to Chalmers,…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-Up: Questions over Meta’s VR child protection policies, and the ethics of banning sexual entertainment venues
In the news: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta platform is under pressure from the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), over reports that their latest virtual reality headset, the ‘Oculus Quest 2’,…
Socially Aware Blog
Facebook rebrands as “Meta;” disables facial recognition capabilities
By Aaron Rubin, Julie O'Neill, Anthony M. Ramirez
In late October, Facebook announced that it would change its name to Meta, signaling a shift of the social media giant’s focus toward the metaverse, a virtual space where social…
Mike McBride Online
Linked: The Metaverse Via Oculus Is Awkward if You’re a Woman. And Beware of Griefers
By Mike McBride
Why it's almost as if trolls will be trolls, creeps will be creeps, and people will continue to be everything they are on social media or yes, even in person.…
Louis Lehot Medium Blog
Louis Lehot | Business & Legal Developments in Silicon Valley | December 2021
By Louis Lehot
Business & Legal Developments in Silicon Valley | December 2021Friends,This month, as a new variant of the coronavirus went viral called “omicron,” our universe has once again retreated into the metaverse,…