Hermeneutics of Virtual Legal Education in 360o Reality
Rosa Tedjabuwana, Anthon F. Susanto, Hesti Septianita, M. Alvi Pratama

Pasundan University

Abstract

The use of virtual reality in education and professional field is highly promoted in the past two years. The so called 360-degree virtual technology enable us to simulate space and conditions that either rare or unexplorable in real physical world. Medical practice has applied this technology to provide a patient a presentation of her current state of brain by turning her head and moving joystick, as well as her doctor to perform any possible scenario before taking brain surgery. Pilots able to practice their flight skill using virtual technology without flying real planes, geologist can simulate and calculate the effect of tectonic shift prior to actual events. Recent use of cutting-edge virtual reality can bring near real-life sensations to subjects who can feel actual presence of mood, sounds, vibration, or touches. Our thoughts are to provoke whether legal education can also be enhanced towards same direction, the utilization of 360- degree Virtual Reality. Legal hermeneutics is a study of symbolism manifested in interpretation of texts, actions, sayings, and behaviour of people. Virtual reality can be used in legal education to study how the nature of legal meaning take place, such as experiencing a simulated high profile case trial in courtroom, joining heated debate in parliament chamber, or negotiating contracts with real lawyer. Designing these scenarios in virtual reality can help students to refine their skill and give socio-psychological experience necessary in meaning-giving process of legal world, on how justice or injustice is constructed.

Keywords: Hermeneutics, Legal Education

Topic: Intelectual Property Rights