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Congratulations to Qianhui Bian and Kin Wai Michael Siu the winners of the International Award for Excellence in the area of the image with their paper Fear of Virtual Reality: Theoretical Case Study on Photography.

Virtual Reality (VR) has absorbed a great deal of attention in new media research. However, it is not always welcomed, especially with respect to the odd experience of dealing with the virtual world it provides. This paper is an attempt to understand the fear of VR by taking photography as a parameter. By discussing the importance of materiality in visual communications, photography’s taking process and VR’s making process, and two types of realities (i.e. the indexical and the simulacral) provided by photography and VR respectively, this paper analyzes the reason for the fear that VR has aroused, and suggests a critical though tolerant attitude towards VR and photography.

About the Award

The Image Journal will present an annual International Award for Excellence in the area of the Image. All papers submitted for publication in The Image Journal are entered into consideration for this award.

The review committee for the award is selected from the International Advisory Board for the journal and the annual Image Conference. It will select the winning paper from the ten highest-ranked papers emerging from the referee process and according to the selection criteria outlined in the referee guidelines.