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VR headsets as 'hope machines': Devices offer California inmates respite, 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 locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset. “I went to ...
cursus.edu

Virtual reality: the machine to create empathy?

In a world of communication, exchanges have never been so tense. Especially on social networks, everyone is closing in on their positions and empathy seems to have disappeared. The portrait seems to ...
Lawrence Journal-World

VR headsets are ‘hope machines’ inside California prisons

Incarcerated men use virtual reality headsets inside Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual ...