Industry leaders such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg say that virtual reality must become a place we can socialize if the medium is to become widely popular. But the feeling of “presence” that can make virtual reality so compelling also makes awkward or hostile interactions with other people much more jarring.
In the latest evolution of online trolling, some visitors to AltSpace and other virtual social spaces where you can mingle with strangers exploit that, for example by touching people's virtual bodies without permission.
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