Kavya Pearlman is the founder of non-profit effort, XR Safety Initiative (XRSI). XRSI is the very first global effort that promotes privacy, security, ethics and develops standards and guidelines for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR) collectively known as XR. Kavya is well known as “The Protector” or “Cyber Guardian” of two virtual worlds for her work with Linden Lab (Makers of Second Life and VR platform Sansar). ”
XR Safety Initiative
XRSI as 4 core functionrn- Research Investmentrn- Build and Promote Safety Standardsrn- Advisory Functionsrn- Encourage critical thinking among XR stakeholders via media/awareness campaignsrnEstablish a “standards-based” workflow for the management of access and use of XR data and computing resources;rnEstablish reporting to and coordination with funding agencies;rnDevelop “community-based” contracts to streamline acquisition of services;rnEncourage commercial providers to offer research cyberspace consistent with community generated requirements and compliant with relevant policies;rnDevelop a standard approach to communicating any data/resource stewardship, policy-based, regulatory, contractual and financial obligations related to the access to and use of XR technologies.