Concept of ‘personal space’ survives in virtual reality

Psychologists find real-world social rules mirrored in ‘Second Life’ interactions.

When the first virtual worlds emerged during the early days of the Internet, fans of these alternative realities enthused about a possible deliverance from social norms. Online, people could change their sex or even species. A new kind of cyber-freedom beckoned.

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Concept of ‘personal space’ survives in virtual reality

Psychologists find real-world social rules mirrored in ‘Second Life’ interactions.

When the first virtual worlds emerged during the early days of the Internet, fans of these alternative realities enthused about a possible deliverance from social norms. Online, people could change their sex or even species. A new kind of cyber-freedom beckoned.

Read the story here.

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