Humans have been undergoing a transformational phase in its evolutionary history. Biological evolution has been outdated by evolution in information and knowledge. Last few hundred years have witnessed acceleration in rate of information acquisition. Recent developments in biotechnology, cloning for instance, has troubled our physical existence as well as human identity. The continuous development and sophistication of virtual reality technology threatens to dissipate our present categories of knowledge.
Virtual reality environment has been touted as exciting new technologies with many varied applications. Today, Virtual Reality technology is used in robotics, training, simulation, medicine, and many other fields. However, there is even a dark side of this graphically rendered world. Main goal of Virtual Reality is to produce a simulation so realistic and appealing that a person would have trouble differentiating
Imagine what Virtual Reality could offer next; virtual sex may seem to be just the next technological triumph. What is to become of humanity? Are we destined to be slaves of a machine or we will become something entirely otherwise: a hybrid- part human and part machine possessing qualities of both ,but never become one or the other.
Studies have shown that virtual reality can cause some physical pathology. It may cause stress injury which is a result of extended use of virtual reality technology. Such an injury results from continually repeated movements. Repetitive stress injury results in functional disability. These conditions are not always chronic but may cause active pain and prevent the victim from returning to normal everyday activities. Virtual reality equipments can also cause some transmittable diseases. Airborne pathogens and other organisms may be present on surfaces of equipments. These pathogens c
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