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Virtual Reality Study Encourages Subjects to Save for the Future, ABC World News

Virtual Reality Study Encourages Subjects to Save for the Future, <b>ABC World News</b>

Hal Ersner-Hershfield's VHIL study, conducted with the Stanford Center of Longevity, shows subjects in an "aging mirror" allowing them to see what they'll look like when they reach retirement.

VHIL projects demonstrate how difficult it is to tell when someone is portraying a genuine version of themselves in a virtual world.

Real fear in a virtual world, <b>CNN SciTechBlog</b>

VHIL researcher Kathryn Segovia says people have real, emotional reactions to virtual reality. Virtual environments could be used to help with a person's fear of heights, or help someone with an eating disorder.

Can avatars change the way we think and act?, <b>Stanford Report</b>

VHIL researcher Jesse Fox shows how Avatars can change the way we exercise and eat, or the way we view women.

Frontline visited Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab to find out how all that time online affects our real lives.

Putting VR to Work, <b>PBS Frontline</b>

Jeremy Bailenson details other uses of the virtual, from putting soldiers in Iraqi shoes to helping autistic kids socialize.

Virtual Reality Study Encourages Subjects to Save for the Future, ABC World News

Hey, is that avatar lying to me?, CNN SciTechBlog

Real fear in a virtual world, CNN SciTechBlog

Can avatars change the way we think and act?, Stanford Report

The Avatar Effect, PBS Frontline

Putting VR to Work, PBS Frontline

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