Externalization of the self and internalization of the other

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Abstract

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Virtual reality has enabled the capacity to externalize oneself and embody others. What types of dialogue does this enable? And what is the role of the body in such exchanges? In this talk we will contextualize the technology within a longer history of human developments, from ancient mirrors to how deepfakes are enabling new self-dialogue possibilities.

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Speaker

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Marte Roel Lesur has a multidisciplinary background in art and science, with a doctorate in psychology of one’s body perception. In 2012 he cofounded BeAnotherLab ​a group focused on exchanging bodies through virtual reality to enable new paths for dialogue that would transcend ideology. He currently studies how a deepfake of one’s child in a self-dialogue setting might contribute to self compassion (University of Zurich), and the role of auditory signals in body perception (University Carlos III of Madrid).

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