Fostering User Safety in AR/VR Technology
Event Summary
Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology has the potential to improve people’s day-to-day lives by making workforce training more efficient and establishing new teaching methods. But it also opens a wide range of physical, psychological, and financial threats, from distracted driving to virtual sexual harassment and ransomware. While many of AR/VR’s user safety issues are similar to those found in other digital technologies, such as smartphones and videogames, the immersive nature of the content displayed in AR/VR technologies amplifies threats and introduces new complexity. Therefore, making AR/VR technology safe to use, and giving users the tools and training they need to stay safe, should be a priority for tech companies and policymakers.
Watch the panel discussion with policymakers and thought leaders about how to ensure that users can enjoy the benefits of AR/VR technology safely.
Speakers
![Julie](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/12a222c5c671c178b69acfe616aa902f7f5e5182-1080x1080.jpg?rect=191,38,639,868&w=64&h=87&or=0&q=100&fit=clip&auto=format)
![Brittan](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/52776505b3bec3212e88aa5ddb678044ebaac6ea-7952x5304.jpg?rect=2528,196,3149,4281&w=64&h=87&or=0&q=100&fit=clip&auto=format)
![Mark](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/0cb3a2ce6db5a6dd3b973084fd5d7abe8fc8cede-107x147.jpg?rect=0,0,107,145&w=64&h=87&or=0&q=100&fit=clip&auto=format)
![Juan](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/b6f6539d9970946b4dbb7c2e78130081673a636c-107x153.png?rect=14,11,79,108&w=64&h=87&or=0&q=100&fit=clip&auto=format)
![Sabine](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/29a46fd676d697c6d2f9adf317a79fa24a4b6a61-3249x3249.jpg?rect=828,139,1921,2611&w=64&h=87&or=0&q=100&fit=clip&auto=format)
![Treye](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/03hnmfyj/production/4f2fdfb7487212b09ff0370fae8559c4bbc9e48e-310x448.png?rect=25,51,255,346&w=64&h=87&or=0&q=100&fit=clip&auto=format)