Random Weird Things You Didn't Know Virtual Reality Was Being Used Fo (13 items)

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  (#9) To Learn Not to Piss Yourself on Stage

  A relatively simple, but brilliant virtual reality application already on the market allows those afraid of public speaking to overcome that fear. Created by VirtualSpeech, the Public Speaking app places the user in an environment where they are front and center, with an audience of realistic virtual beings listening to their every word. With practice, the user can become comfortable in front of both virtual and flesh-and-blood spectators.
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  (#10) To Have Lunch Underwater

  Well, your dreams of having a 5-star dining experience at the bottom of the ocean will soon be a reality! Samsung, makers of the Gear VR, is working on an application to be used by restaurant patrons while they're eating. As conceptualized now, the VR program will whisk the whole table away to a garden in Tuscany. Once the main course comes out, it's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" time, in which playful dolphins will swim around the merry gourmands, and bubbles will rise from their drinks. After dessert, a shark joins the table and helps the patrons to experience what it's like to be the food.

  Just kidding about that last part.
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  (#7) To Preserve the Integrity of a Crime Scene Forever

  Imagine if jurors on a criminal case could take a walk around the crime scene on their own two feet, preserved exactly as it was when the police found it, while counsel points out the evidence of note. This is the future of the justice system as envisioned by some of the minds at Staffordshire University.

  By having first responders record the crime scene in VR, there will forever remain a virtual replica of the area, unmarred by time and human error. This VR simulation can be used by jurors or police investigating the crime years later.
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  (#8) To Swap Bodies with the Opposite Sex

  You know that one immature male friend you have that insists that if he were a woman, he would just stay home and play with his breasts all day? Well, he soon may be able to do just that!

  On a more serious note, the Gender Swap experiment by the good people at BeAnotherLab uses virtual reality to allow men and women to experience one another's bodies. The process entails both male and female users equipping a VR helmet that inputs the sensory perception of the other person. By synchronizing movements, it would appear to each of them that they've swapped bodies.
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  (#6) To Experience the Story of Jesus Christ

  If you loved The Passion of the Christ, but feel like you just can't get that real religious experience unless you're standing underneath the cross, blood pooling around your feet, then this VR experience is for you! Autumn Productions and VRWERX have created a 90-minute virtual retelling of the New Testament. With 360-degree video, you'll be able to look all around every scene, including Christ's birth, death, resurrection, and turning water into wine. Sorry, the technology hasn't evolved enough to allow you to imbibe said wine.
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  (#2) To Make an Old Rollercoaster Feel Like a New One

  Got an old rollercoaster that you're bored with, but just can't bring yourself to demolish? Virtual reality has got you covered! As Six Flags Over Texas has done with the Shockwave, riders are given a VR headset that provides an entirely new experience during the ride. In the case of the Shockwave (re-dubbed The New Revolution), the VR playback makes riders feel as though they're piloting jet fighters in an aerial battle with invading space aliens.

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