Hard to Judge: Deception and Trust in Virtual Representation Media

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Abstract: How do people deceive one another in virtual reality? This question is not easily answered, for virtual reality has only recently been studied, and interactivity within virtual reality has yet to be perfected. A great deal of work has been done to understand how human beings lie to and trust one another, and researchers have sought to understand how mediated communication affects this deception and trust. To explore how users would likely deceive one another in virtual reality, this paper examines theories of computer-mediated communication (CMC), as well as studies of deception and trust across different forms of media. Drawing on these theories and findings, analysis suggests that virtual reality functions both as real life and as an avatar-mediated form of communication. With an adequate level of presence within the medium, users act as human beings in real life, relying on nonverbal and social cues, all while using the shield of anonymity behind their virtual avatars.

Type of resource	text
Date created	[ca. June 2017]

Author	Miller, Reed
Advisor	Hanock, Jeff
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Department of Communication

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/gj707pv5901

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Preferred Citation: Miller, Reed. (2017). Hard to Judge: Deception and Trust in Virtual Representation Media. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gj707pv5901

Masters Theses in Media Studies, Department of Communication, Stanford University

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