Experienced thief found in virtual reality space experiment that it acts in unconscious state

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It is important to understand the criminal's psychology to prevent crime. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the UKVRAs a result of experiments that criminals have virtual experiences of color behaviors using space, veteran thieves proved to be able to find valuables with little consciousness.

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University of PortsmouthClaire KneeIn an experiment to investigate the behaviors of offenders, the doctor invited sentenced prisoners with theft by invading the virtual housing created in the VR space and asking them to color the things of the gold eye. Since most of the inmates send bored everyday, they are cooperative in the experiment and told me the details of past experiences in detail.

This is the house of the virtual reality used in the experiment. The thief role invades the room and you are required to quickly get picked up from the gold eye from small items such as tables or sofas.


As a result of the experiment, veteran thieves seemed to have succeeded in taking over an average of 1000 pounds (about 190,000 yen) of money in "crime" of about 4 minutes, which was instructed by Dr. Ny who participated in the experiment as a control group He said that he was "grades" far above the average of students.

Survey on the viewpoints and attention of sentenced inmates during the experiment revealed that surprisingly thieves are conducting searching for money without almost consciousness. I realized that it looked like a routine work with a dull and unconscious state. The thieves seem to have revealed the fact that consciousness is focused on whether there are no residents in the house or who go home, and that the attention has not been paid to valuables' .

Experience value increases as we repeat theft acts, so that we can find out where we are and where we can find out what will come out, so that we can act in unconscious physical behavior when we do not try all possibilities That is why.

ByJosep salvia i boté

Dr. Kn thinks that deep understanding of the psychology of such criminals leads to research that effectively prevents crime. For example, a home security alarm that sounds when a suspicious person intrudes while in absence, takes an average of 20 minutes from the time of operation until the neighbor calls the police. Therefore, even if a burglar alarm sounds off, a veteran thief knows that it ignores this and continues to color and work quickly. On the other hand, open windows and doors and the like seem to know that veteran thieves are aware of the presence of home users and that they are hesitant to steal theft.

By deeply understanding the psychology of offenders, virtual reality technology seems to be increasingly used in the future to develop effective methods to prevent the crime.