Virtual Reality: A New Frontier for Neurodivergent Equity
I tried on a virtual reality (VR) headset for the first time about a month ago. Though the fit was awkward at first, and it gave me a headache after about thirty minutes, I came out of the experience shocked at how immersive it was. Even despite how awe-struck I was at the end of my session, I still felt like the technology was only just in its infancy. As Mel Slater and Maria Sanchez-Vives put it, “VR is revolutionary, even though it has taken 50 years to get from the initial idea in the lab to becoming a mass consumer product.