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[CyberMisterBeauty]

One of the downsides would be the use of "virtual torture". This would be millions of times worse than real-life torture.

What are you talking about?

Imagine a situation where you are plugged into VR and you just happen to check your messages in your virtual office - turns out that the message contains a very dangerous worm that instantly turns your office into a torture chamber where you are chained in a cold, metal chair. This same worm also subconsciously triggers your brain to prevent you from lifting your hands to take off the VR headset you're wearing. Also, it was unfortnate that you had to buy this expensive VR headset that allows you to feel pleasure or pain as you navigate the virtual scene.

And there is a shadowy figure in the chamber staring at a vast assortment of devices, trying to figure out which one to use on you that isn't even remotely possible in reality. Should I go on?

This situation will only happen if you want,you will be able to "sign out" of virtual reality any time you need or want,because the nanobots will plug out of your neurons only by your thoughts...

[Raklian]

This situation will only happen if you want,you will be able to "sign out" of virtual reality any time you need or want,because the nanobots will plug out of your neurons only by your thoughts...


I said the worm will subconsciously sabotage your brain's ability to abort or terminate the interface with the virtual reality setting. The nanobots you speak of can be hacked into behaving what the insidious criminal wants them to. It is gonna happen to someone, if not everyone else.

Cyber-criminals can be quite sophisticated, with the right amount of money and equipment. Don't be fooled in thinking that all safe-guards you have built-in will protect you 100% of the time, it just isn't realistic. Water-tight defenses have been breached before, you know. It wouldn't be the last time.

[themethod]

When we start to use full immersion VR initially I think we'll recreate features of the real world and some fantasy (Middle Earth, Pandora etc.). But, if we upgrade the capabilities of our brains I think the scope of VR will become almost limitless that it'll be so far removed from reality that it should be called virtual 'fanatasy' instead of 'reality'. Perhaps we wont decide to take the form of a human and who says we have to use the 5 senses? VR could turn out to be more unpredictable and infinte than we could ever imagine.

that is what the word virtual is for

virtual fantasy is a redundancy

I suspect that like drugs, there will probably have to be laws governing the use of ultra-realistic, fully immersive virtual reality because otherwise, who indeed is going to want to leave it?

that is for us to decide, not the government

One of the downsides would be the use of "virtual torture". This would be millions of times worse than real-life torture.

What are you talking about?

Imagine a situation where you are plugged into VR and you just happen to check your messages in your virtual office - turns out that the message contains a very dangerous worm that instantly turns your office into a torture chamber where you are chained in a cold, metal chair. This same worm also subconsciously triggers your brain to prevent you from lifting your hands to take off the VR headset you're wearing. Also, it was unfortnate that you had to buy this expensive VR headset that allows you to feel pleasure or pain as you navigate the virtual scene.

And there is a shadowy figure in the chamber staring at a vast assortment of devices, trying to figure out which one to use on you that isn't even remotely possible in reality. Should I go on?

I've thought about a similar scenario before: a virtual "screamer".

- Oh look, a virtual view of the inside of Tiger Woods' home; let me check that...

Obviously, these technologies will have intricate mechanisms that will prevent these "accidents" from happening; besides, you could always preview the content before logging in.

Edited by themethod, 28 February 2012 - 10:00 AM.

[shane_allen]

that is what the word virtual is for
virtual fantasy is a redundancy

Actually the word virtual means that it's pretty close to reality but not quite. Fantasy would stipulate that it's not trying to emulate reality. You could have Mystery VR, Fantasy VR, Romantic VR, etc.

[Raklian]

Obviously, these technologies will have intricate mechanisms that will prevent these "accidents" from happening; besides, you could always preview the content before logging in.

These "intricate mechanisms" you speak of can be circumvented, given the right amount of money and sophistication. Just saying...

Imagine a scenario where a rogue nation that has enough resources to hijack an entire population of people who are plugged in and create a torture chamber for each of them. Cyber-warfare at its worst.

[themethod]

that is what the word virtual is for
virtual fantasy is a redundancy

Actually the word virtual means that it's pretty close to reality but not quite. Fantasy would stipulate that it's not trying to emulate reality. You could have Mystery VR, Fantasy VR, Romantic VR, etc.

I see; thanks for the explanation

Obviously, these technologies will have intricate mechanisms that will prevent these "accidents" from happening; besides, you could always preview the content before logging in.

These "intricate mechanisms" you speak of can be circumvented, given the right amount of money and sophistication. Just saying...

Imagine a scenario where a rogue nation that has enough resources to hijack an entire population of people who are plugged in and create a torture chamber for each of them. Cyber-warfare at its worst.

Is it possible to develop a VR system that can't be hacked?

[H3llion]

that is what the word virtual is for
virtual fantasy is a redundancy

Actually the word virtual means that it's pretty close to reality but not quite. Fantasy would stipulate that it's not trying to emulate reality. You could have Mystery VR, Fantasy VR, Romantic VR, etc.

I see; thanks for the explanation

Obviously, these technologies will have intricate mechanisms that will prevent these "accidents" from happening; besides, you could always preview the content before logging in.

These "intricate mechanisms" you speak of can be circumvented, given the right amount of money and sophistication. Just saying...

Imagine a scenario where a rogue nation that has enough resources to hijack an entire population of people who are plugged in and create a torture chamber for each of them. Cyber-warfare at its worst.

Is it possible to develop a VR system that can't be hacked?

Can you get hacked if you are not connected to the Internet/Local Network? No, unless you install from an Infected device.

[themethod]

Can you get hacked if you are not connected to the Internet/Local Network? No, unless you install from an Infected device.

I see; I didn't take that into consideration.