Korean TV show using VR reunites mother with her dead daughter
A Korean television show has used virtually reality to reunite a mother with her deceased seven-year-old daughter, complete with touch-sensitive gloves and audio. The show, called 'Meeting You', recounted the story of a family's loss of their seven-year-old daughter Nayeon, who passed away from an unnamed disease in 2016.
The mother and daughter were able to touch, play and hold conversations, and the little girl even reassured her mother that she was no longer in pain. However, while the mother appeared to find the experience beneficial, experts have warned about the ethics of carrying out a 'radical psychological experiment' on TV for the purpose of entertainment.
Jang Ji-sung, Nayeon's mother, put on the Vive virtual reality (VR) headset and was transported into a garden where her daughter stood there smiling in a bright purple dress. Jang was hesitant at first to touch the digital child until Nayeon insisted she hold her hand. Nayeon's father, brother and sister, who were all watching the event from the audience, were also crying
The Korean company Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, or MBC, worked on designing Nayeon's face, body and voice to be as accurate as possible.
But experts have pointed out that the television show raised some 'worrying ethical issues'. They said there is no doubt that this could help those grieving to provide closure in a one-time event but it raises huge ethical concern, ignoring the rights of the deceased and also manipulation of the mind.
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