Main description:

Is Justice Real When "Reality" is Not?: Constructing Ethical Digital Environments examines how frameworks and concepts of justice should evolve in virtual worlds. Directed at researchers working in or with an interest in virtual reality, as well as those interested in the fields of artificial intelligence, and justice generally, this is laid against research regarding the impact on human psychological states of existing within alternative ethical frameworks. With chapters dedicated to behavioral impacts of virtual events, robotics and "unconscious", and human psychological states of role playing and existing, readers will be well-equipped to navigate the virtual worlds in which millions of people currently spend time.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Basic Concepts in Evolving Virtual Worlds
3. Virtual Worlds Vs Reality: Behavior
4. Ethical and Justice Frameworks
5. Behavioral Impacts of Virtual Events
6. Robotics and Synthetic Humans
7. "Unconscious" AI
8. The Psychology of Role Playing
9. Human Psychological States of Existing
10. Future Virtual Worlds