Does Virtual Reality Really Make People More Empathetic?

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Virtual reality immerses you into a new world like no other medium. Even though you logically know you’re still in the same place as you were before you put on the VR headset, VR tricks your brain into thinking it’s somewhere. Anyone who’s ever played a VR horror game or walked on a VR plank between two skyscrapers knows how thoroughly immersive a well-designed VR experience can be.