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Virtual reality and its risks
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Article
| Magazine | La Rivista di Psicoanalisi |
| Issue | The Italian Psychoanalytic Annual 2023/17 |
| Title | Virtual reality and its risks |
| Author | Franco De Masi |
| Publisher | Raffaello Cortina Editore |
| Format |
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| Language | English |
| Online from | 09-2023 |
In the present work, I attempt to define virtual reality from a psychoanalytic point of view and identify the reasons for its appeal, and why some people become addicted to it. I will therefore seek to differentiate virtual reality from other worlds of imagination, such asplay or the literary tale. I believe virtual reality must be conceived as a special category of psychic reality, distinct from and opposite to the field of creative fantasy. Indeed, creative imagination is in contact with psychic reality, while virtual reality, sensorially constructed and preset by others, contrasts with the relational experience, thereby taking the place of the emotional and affective world.
KEY WORDS: Alternative reality, imagination, make-believe, metaverse, psychic reality, virtual reality.
KEY WORDS: Alternative reality, imagination, make-believe, metaverse, psychic reality, virtual reality.
Author biography
Franco De Masi
Franco De Masi è psichiatra e membro della Società psicoanalitica italiana. Tra le sue pubblicazioni, “La perversione sadomasochistica” (Bollati Boringhieri 1999) e “Il limite dell’esistenza” (Bollati Boringhieri 2002).
