A story in the Globe and Mail about the future of virtual reality, including its use in news consumption, quoted UBC journalism professor Taylor Owen.
“With other forms of journalism, the act of representation is transparent,” Owen noted. “In VR, it’s a little different. You are trying to trick the user into thinking they’re there. You are trying to immerse them in a place they otherwise wouldn’t be able to experience. That presents a whole bunch of ethical considerations because these scenes are highly constructed.”
A similar story appeared on CTV News.
