VR News: While this is not an easy subject to talk about we are starting to understand how big a problem it really is thanks to the #Metoo movement. So a small team of talented people located in San Francisco have been using the power of virtual reality not only to teach people how horrible it seems to be sexually abused but also to help people overcome their fears of it with some mild exposure therapy.
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My Thoughts on this Story: While this is more of a virtual “Hypothetical Question” rather than an actual “face your fear” experience it is still a good use of VR that shows its almost infinite uses within the health care system. What it could well do is to teach people the signs of sexual abuse and maybe make people more aware of the signs.
The almost endless uses people keep using VR for feeds me hope that VR will not only live up to my own expectations as a gaming device but also surpass my own wildest dreams of its possible uses. VR might be failing as a gaming device, but its the countless other uses that will keep it alive.
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