Panel Discussion: Real Violence and Virtual Reality

This discussion considered the concept of embodiment in virtual reality and how it might impact on the user’s experience of violence and the abject, beyond the illusory. Panellists are researcher Daphne Economou (University of Westminster), Mel Slater (University of Barcelona, Event Lab) and Peter Fisher (Co-founder & CTO at Khora, Partner at Khora Contemporary), with Harry Brenton (bespokeVR) chairing the discussion.