VR headsets as 'hope machines': Devices offer California inmates respite, practical experience

A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...

VR headsets are ‘hope machines’ inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience

Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic ...

California Prisons Use VR 'Hope Machines' to Give Inmates Rare Glimpse Beyond Bars

Virtual reality technology is playing a vital role in readying inmates in California to reintegrate themselves back to ...
Gizmodo

Police VR Training: Empathy Machine or Expensive Distraction?

“I just wish I could save them all,” my virtual reality police officer avatar says as he gazes upon a young woman’s abandoned corpse lying beside a back-alley dumpster. My VR cop partner offers a limp ...

What to expect from Valve in 2026: The return of Steam Machines, a new VR headset, and more Half-Life 3 rumors

From Steam machines coming back to new VR headsets, 2026 looks to be a huge year for the company, and there are even rumors ...
New York Post

Women can now use VR to check out during labor

Virtual reality can distract from very real pain. VR headsets are being offered to moms-to-be during labor to help distract from the painful experience. The immersive entertainment is “being used ...
Engadget

VR time machine helps an inventor relive his past

Life is made of fleeting moments that you may easily forget, but one inventor might have found a way to remember it... much of it, anyway. As PetaPixel reports, Lucas Rizzotto recently developed a ...