Ethical reflections (Monsters in the Mirror)

Invite contributors to reflect on what monsters teach us when we look at them — about culture, about ourselves, and about the ethics of immersive design. 

 

 

 Starter prompts: 

 

 

 How do we avoid appropriation when adapting culturally rooted beings into XR? 

 

 

 What does cultural respect look like in monster/cryptid design? 

 

 

 When is it appropriate not to visualize a being? 

 

 

 How can monsters help us explore ethical dilemmas in learning? 

 

 

 

 

 Close with the framing: “The monsters in the mirror show us not only the worlds we fear, but the societies we aspire to build.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Keywords: XR, VR, AR, game mechanics, monster design, immersive art, player interaction, cultural respect, ethics, reflection, metaverse.