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A rift in reality: exploring the Oculus Rift’s effect on dream and waking realities

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dc.contributor.authorGackenbach, Jayne
dc.contributor.authorAnson, Mike
dc.contributor.authorMosley, Eric
dc.contributor.authorSinyard, Ann
dc.contributor.authorSnyder, Teace
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-11
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:43:10Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:43:10Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractA rift is about to occur. Not simply the release of the Oculus Rift in early 2016 or other affordable VR headsets like it. But rather a rift in our very perception of reality and our understanding of what consciousness is. With the widespread release of VR interfaces of the public, for the first time in history people's ability to frequently toggle their vintage point of reality - be it by slipping into dreams, engaging in their waking life, or by playing the video games they like to play - will have profound effect on their ability to distinguish each nuance of those perceived realities from one another. And this phenomenon of carrying some aspects of playing a game into real life, previously documented simply as the 'game transference effect', has game developers and researchers alike scrambling to fully understand and appreciate the depths to which virtual reality might help to challenge or bolster the average person's vantage point of reality.
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dc.identifier.citationGackenbach, J.I., Anson, M., Mosley, E., Sinyard, A. & Snyder, T. (2016, Spring). A rift in reality: Exploring the Oculus Rift’s effect on dream and waking realities. DreamTime, 8-10.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2169
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectrift
dc.subjectOculus Rift
dc.subjectVR headsets
dc.subjectVR interfaces
dc.subjectdreams
dc.subjectvideo games
dc.subjectgame transference effect
dc.subjectvirtual reality
dc.subjectconsciosness
dc.subjectplaying
dc.titleA rift in reality: exploring the Oculus Rift’s effect on dream and waking realitiesen
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