• About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
Sunday, June 1, 2025
The VR Soldier
  • Featured
  • News
  • Education
  • NEAR Protocol
  • Solana
  • Fantom
  • Yield Farming
  • Reviews
  • Press Releases
No Result
View All Result
  • Featured
  • News
  • Education
  • NEAR Protocol
  • Solana
  • Fantom
  • Yield Farming
  • Reviews
  • Press Releases
No Result
View All Result
The VR Soldier
No Result
View All Result

Virtual Reality is Used as an Educational Tool in New Zealand Prisons

Alex Mercer by Alex Mercer
November 26, 2018
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
vr education
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook

There are many positive implications associated with virtual reality technology. In the educational industry, VR can unlock a lot of new opportunities. One such option is being explored in New Zealand. Ian Taylor wants to offer inmates a different approach to learning new skills and obtaining relevant information.

VR as an Educational Tool in Prisons

Various statistics are associated with inmates and prisons. One worrisome statistic is how 65% of inmates may need help with literacy and numeracy. That is a big obstacle to overcome, and one that cannot always be solved through traditional means. Instead, the role of innovative technologies cannot be ignored in this regard. Ian Taylor, a digital pioneer in New Zealand, currently explores a very different approach.

His experience with animation and virtual reality can be put to good use in this regard. His company, known as Taylor Made Media, has built a virtual environment where inmates don a VR headset. They will be transformed to a virtual world where they can walk into a garage. At that location, users need to read certain signs and learn how to open doors. It is a very immersive project, albeit one that also goes much further.

Ian Taylor explains this business venture as follows:

“One of the real barriers to developing their literacy and numeracy when you’re dyslexic is being presented with a wall of text. More workbooks and more textbooks and just more reminders of maybe what did not work for you the first time. This is an opportunity to reset things.”

As inmates work on the car in front of them, they will also have to pass literacy and numeracy “tests”. For now, this VR experience is only being tested at the Otago prison, where 12 inmates serve as “beta testers and consultants”. This further confirms the current experience is still rather small in scale, but that is only to be expected. It will take a lot of time and effort prior to bringing this VR experience to all inmates in New Zealand.

If you liked this article make sure to follow us on twitter @thevrsoldier and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest VR trends and news.

Tags: EducationInmatesVR
Previous Post

Facebook Seemingly has no Strategy to get More People Excited About VR

Next Post

Idaho Firm Helps Future Homeowners Save Money With Virtual Reality

Related Posts

Cardano Tanks 50% From Highs—Hope or Hype Ahead
News

Cardano Tanks 50% From Highs—Hope or Hype Ahead

June 1, 2025
Solana Price Prediction:Is the $200 Dream Dead
News

Solana Price Prediction:Is the $200 Dream Dead?

May 31, 2025
Featured

Netflix Casts Leads for FTX Drama

May 30, 2025
Featured

Trump’s Meme Coin Dinner Under Investigation

May 29, 2025
Altseason Is Here—But Only for a Few Minutes
News

Altseason Is Here—But Only for a Few Minutes

May 28, 2025
Bitcoin Shakes as Trump Talks Tariffs Again
Featured

Bitcoin Shakes as Trump Talks Tariffs Again

May 27, 2025

Press Releases

Bitcoin Gains Ground as Job Market Wobbles—Digital Gold to the Rescue?
News

Bitcoin Gains Ground as Job Market Wobbles—Digital Gold to the Rescue?

by Alex Mercer
May 25, 2025

Introduction It seems the U.S. labor market has hit a pothole—again. The Kansas City Fed’s Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI)...

Read more
Altcoin Season Is Loading—But First, Let Bitcoin Do Its Thing

Altcoin Season Is Loading—But First, Let Bitcoin Do Its Thing

May 23, 2025
Dogecoin’s Ready to Bark Again—Could $0.30 Be the Next Fetch?

Dogecoin Ready to Bark Again—Could $0.30 Be Next

May 20, 2025
Ethereum Climbs While PEPE Reloads—Who's About to Explode

Ethereum Climbs While PEPE Reloads—Who’s About to Explode?

May 18, 2025
Trump Meme Coins Spark Calls for Treasury Review

Trump Meme Coins Spark for Treasury Review

May 15, 2025
The VR Soldier

© 2024 The VR Soldier

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Featured
  • News
  • Education
  • NEAR Protocol
  • Solana
  • Fantom
  • Yield Farming
  • Reviews
  • Press Releases

© 2024 The VR Soldier