You know your thoughts and feelings affect your body language — but this works the other way around, too. Happiness causes us to smile, of course, but smiling also causes us to feel happy. VHIL Experimental research suggests that this concept also applies to the...
VHIL research shows that virtual reality's powerful impact on the brain can be used to generate realistic levels of empathy and tangible reductions in pain. USA Today » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2016/02/usatoday-vrpromise.pdf" style="default" size="normal"...
Stanford scholars — The Goldbogen Lab and The Virtual Human Interaction Lab — have teamed with BBC Big Blue Live to capture immersive 360 footage of a vibrant kelp forest. This immersive learning tool will be used to teach about marine science and to understand the...
Jeremy Bailenson describes how virtual reality can bring people inside of a degraded ocean ecosystem and show how their personal carbon footprint contributes to ocean acidification. San Francisco Chronicle » [button text="View PDF"...
VHIL founder Jeremy Bailenson discusses the state of virtual reality, his hopes and worries for it, and what he thinks will be the killer app. San Jose Mercury News » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2015/sjmn-bailenson-qa.pdf" style="default" size="normal"...
During a visit to VHIL, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell learned how virtual experiences could improve training and officiating, and also teach players empathy on a variety of social issues. Stanford Report »
VHIL studies how very intense experience in the virtual world changes you in the real world and shows how virtual reality can be a tool to teach you about yourself and to teach you empathy. CBS News » [button text="View PDF"...
VHIL partners with Sesame Street to study the effects of virtual reality on child brain development. CBS News » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E_Ndt9kssg
VHIL research translates into helping people combat fears, become more empathetic and reduce prejudice. USA Today »
A graduate thesis from VHIL has transformed the way that football players train. Derek Belch and Jeremy Bailenson explored ways to shoot video during Stanford practices last season. The Stanford football team was the earliest user of the technology. USA Today »...
Jeremy Bailenson is skeptical of a broad use of virtual reality in film: How do you tell someone a story that you're in the middle of? Los Angeles Times » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2015/lat-stanford-approach.pdf" style="default" size="normal" target="_blank"...
By flying like Superman in Jeremy Bailenson's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was convinced that virtual reality could enhance the game for fans and players. Stanford Report » [button text="View PDF"...
ESPN discusses virtual reality created by VHIL to help Stanford quarterbacks read defenses.
VHIL hosted the "Virtual Reality in the Social Sciences" event as part of the Bay Area Science Festival. Everyone got a chance to experience a virtual world, including 5-year-old kids. The Dish » [button text="View PDF" link="/mm/2014/dish-science-festival.pdf"...
Radio panel, featuring Jeremy Bailenson, discusses what VR can achieve beyond gaming and entertainment as well as its potential drawbacks.