Ethical Considerations for Virtual Worlds
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Ethical Considerations for Virtual Worlds Alanah Mitchell Walker College ofBusiness Appalachian State University mitchellaj @appstate. edu Deepak Khazanchi College of Information Science and Technology University ofNebraska at Omaha [email protected] Metaverses, like Second Life and Teleplace, and the inherent technology capabilities that they offer continue to be of interest for rese:u-chers, practitioners, and educators. Due to this trend, and the uncertainty regarding immersive virtual experiences as contrasted with face-to-face experiences, there is a need to further tmderstand the ethical challenges associated with this virtual context. Tllis paper presents a starting point for discussing ethics in virtual worlds. Specifically, we review virtual worlds and their unique technology capabilities as well as the ethi.cal considerations tl1at arise due to these tulique capabilities.
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