Virtual Reality, The Empathy Machine

One of the biggest potential gains from VR will be to lead people toward empathy, to resocialize those that have cut themselves off from society. There's huge potential here for healing, and for making people more comfortable with and connected to others. Constine's title reminds me of the empathy box in "Do Androids Dream...", even though that more empathizing with one guy than with everyone.

I have a Gear VR, and the recent video about Syrian refugees was eye-opening.<p>That said, while watching 3D video I can&#x27;t help but be irked by the bad stitching, judder, and overall blurriness. This technology is awesome, and the potential is crazy, but there&#x27;s still a way to go before its mass-market ready IMO.

You know what other technology enables this kind of perspective-sharing? Books. :)