Imagine a therapy session in which the patient doesn't just talk about their fear, but actually experiences it—standing on ...

Stephen Jones, Ph.D., founder of VisitingVR.com, leads a group of Friendship House residents on a guided virtual reality adventure. (Friendship House photo) We can all agree there are things about all ...

The big-idea explorers at Aperture show how virtual reality is reshaping our sense of what’s real and possible.

Virtual reality tools have untapped potential to elicit positive emotions for use in education, health care, architecture and psychological therapy, according to a recent study from Murdoch University ...

Most users of virtual reality tools do so for entertainment, but Texas Health has put them to use as part of its alcohol addiction recovery program in Mansfield. Dr. Ken Jones, a behavioral clinical ...

Virtual reality can place people inside the lived experience of bias rather than asking them to imagine it. Some virtual ...

Virtual reality transports patients into immersive landscapes — a coral reef, a forest, even a simple puzzle world — as the real-life medical procedure unfolds. Evidence supports its use for needle ...

The best video games carry a feeling of immersion, as though players are being actively transported into the world of the game. Virtual reality takes that immersion to the next level. Players truly ...