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Augmented – Virtual – Mixed Reality<\/h2>\n

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Both Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) have been around for decades, but they have yet to become part of mainstream life.\u00a0 This is now changing.\u00a0 These capabilities are no longer just for entertainment.\u00a0 They have serious applications ranging from training and education, to military situational awareness, to health, to cultural awareness.\u00a0 The field of AR\/VR promises to have a profound impact, and we must address potential policy issues as the technology develops rather than after the genie is out of the bottle.<\/p>\n

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People<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\"Tim Marler, lablet lead<\/p>\n

Tim Marler is a senior research engineer at RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School.\u00a0 His work revolves around modeling and simulation with a focus on AR\/VR, training simulators and virtual environments, human modeling and simulation, multi-objective optimization (including decision making and game theory), and emerging technology.\u00a0 Marler is particularly interested in developing new capabilities and technologies, ensuring they respond to user needs, and ensuring they transfer to the public effectively.\u00a0 Having started a few companies as an entrepreneur, Marler also has considerable interest in technology transfer.\u00a0 He currently serves on the Department of Commerce’s Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee within the Bureau of Industry and Security.<\/p>\n

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Portfolio<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Experiments in the AR\/VR lablet can span a range of topics with various policy implications.\u00a0 Some potential examples are provided below, followed by current ongoing experiments.\u00a0 Feel free to use these ideas as a launching pad for your own explorations.<\/p>\n

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Potential Experiments<\/h4>\n

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    1. What are the health effects<\/em><\/strong> of extensive VR use, what are the market implications, and how should industry respond?<\/li>\n
    2. What does it take to be \u201cemersed\u201d, what triggers addiction<\/em><\/strong>, and how detrimental would addiction to VR be? If users remain happy and healthy, and they continue to have a positive impact on society \u2013 albeit via a VR medium \u2013 is it a problem?<\/li>\n
    3. What are the market and policy implications if\/as the price of VR hardware and content decreases<\/em><\/strong> and the technology becomes more accessible? Is there a risk that it is used more frequently where it may not necessarily add value, with the \u201cgimmick\u201d of VR becoming more pervasive?\u00a0 To what extent might this perceived risk stifle more valuable applications and benefits?<\/li>\n
    4. As with Serious Gaming, how might insufficient business models<\/em><\/strong> threaten more extensive but practical adoption? How can development and deployment of serious capabilities leverage investments and revenues in the entertainment sector?<\/li>\n
    5. How can AR\/VR increase the effectiveness and reduce the cost of training<\/a>, especially with respect to policing<\/strong><\/em>, de-escalation, and decision-making under stress.\u00a0 How is the effectiveness of VR-based training measured?<\/li>\n
    6. How can VR-based training games be integrated with an electroencephalogram
      (EEG)<\/em><\/strong> and adapt to a user\u2019s brain activity?<\/li>\n
    7. How could VR\/AR be used to enable virtual travel and help increase cultural awareness<\/em><\/strong> without the usual expenses of travel?<\/li>\n
    8. VR\/AR has seen applications as a method for actual medical treatment for PTSD.\u00a0 How else might it be used for health benefits<\/strong><\/em>?<\/li>\n
    9. How could AR\/VR be used to increase situational awareness<\/strong><\/em> for first responders and for warfighters?<\/li>\n
    10. Fundamentally, AR\/VR provides new ways of representing information and data, so how might it be used for policy analysis<\/em><\/strong>? How can AR\/VR be used to tell complex stories more effectively, in order to disseminate research findings and communicate with stakeholders?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Ongoing Experiments<\/h4>\n

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      Capabilities and Facilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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      The Tech and Narrative Lab is growing and now has a suite of hardware to support your experiments related to AR\/VR:<\/p>\n