Perceptually, we experienced the awe of being on the moon.But then a sound, spatialized to emerge from behind us, caused us to turn our heads around, where we were stunned to see a large warehouse with movie cameras, set lights, and even a catering table with snacks for the movie crew.Walking around in the warehouse and then looking back at the "staged" lunar lander and the US flag through the warehouse windows completely reframed our initial experience of awe.For the teaching staff of the course, it was a jarring experience of how the features of VR could be used to produce such potent misinformation, in this case, that the lunar landing in 1969 was a Hollywood fake.Obviously, none of us have ever walked on the real moon, but the only time we had Journal of Online Trust and Safety, April
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