A talk from the Virtual World Society Track at AWE USA 2017 - the largest conference for AR+VR in Santa Clara, California May 31- June 2, 2017. William Barry (Notre Dame de Namur University): The Secret to Inspire People to Embrace VR/AR and MR Worlds In this session, you will explore why and how virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies scare people in order to transform people's fear into excitement and wonderment. You will learn from the action research we have conducted with these technologies with people from the age of 2-80 in settings from the academic to the recreational. Using the lessons learned in this session, you will improve your effectiveness in influencing people to experiment and embrace new technologies. http://AugmentedWorldExpo.com

1. The Secret to Inspire
People to Embrace VR/AR
and MR Worlds
Dr. William Barry
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3. Objectives
• You will explore why and how virtual, augmented, and
mixed reality technologies scare people
• You will improve your effectiveness in influencing people to
experiment and embrace new technologies
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5. Immersive Learning Lab
Technology
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VR/AR Reality
• Oculus Rift
• Oculus Touch
• VIVE
• Leap Motion
• Google Cardboard
• iPad
Other Technologies
• NAO-Human Android
(A.K.A. Frisco)
• Double Robotics
• Swivl
• Drones (Phantom 4)
• Haptic Outfits for VR
• Dr. Barry Bot
(mindfile based AI avatar)
Mixed Reality
• Microsoft HoloLens
• zSpace

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7. Maslow Hierarchy of
Needs
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8. Survival
•Water, Food, Shelter, etc.…
Love
•Connectiveness with others
and self
Power
•Focus on the ability to achieve
our goals and choose identity
Freedom
•Ability to do what we want, to
have free choice and autonomy
Fun
•Fun is autotelic
Glasser, W. (1998). Choice Theory: A New Psychology of
Personal Freedom, New York: Harper Collins.
Glasser’s Five Basic Human
Needs
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Be Stewards of
Quality in This
New Digitally
Mediated World
Dr. William Barry
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