Call for Participation

Impact of Embodiment in VR on Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behavior
Free online talk
By Sofía Seinfeld (Open University of Catalonia)
August 18, 2024 at 2-4 PM (CEST)
https://sites.google.com/fisppa.it/prinonground/events/fid

You are warmly invited to the 4th session of FID (Filosofia Inter-Disciplinare), which will be held online on:

Friday, 18 October 2024, 2pm–4pm (CEST)

SPEAKER: Sofía Seinfeld (Open University of Catalonia)

TITLE: The Impact of Embodiment in Virtual Reality on Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behaviors

ABSTRACT: When people see and control a life-size virtual body from a first-person perspective in VR, they might experience the illusion that the artificial body is their own real body, a phenomenon known as virtual embodiment. Evidence shows that it is possible to feel embodied in virtual bodies that look drastically different with respect to our own real body in terms of gender, age, and race. In this talk I will discuss how virtual embodiment impacts perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors, being a potentially useful tool for the treatment of intimate partner violence, to reduce racial bias, or to enhance interpersonal skills.

For accessibility information and to participate, please see/register here:
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All are welcome!

Yours,

Filippo Contesi & Elisa Paganini

Filosofia Inter-Disciplinare (FID) is a series of bi-monthly online-accessible research events devoted to the exploration of the various ways in which philosophy (and its sub-disciplines, including aesthetics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, social and political philosophy etc.) can interact with other academic disciplines (including experimental psychology, neuroscience, mathematics, computer sciences, political theory, art theory and history etc.). 

FID is hosted by the Philosophy Department “Piero Martinetti”, Università degli Studi di Milano, and generously supported by the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (PRIN2022 – 2022NTCHYF_003)