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Technology can fool our eyes into seeing different worlds.

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Cool Jobs: Doing real science in virtual worlds: Virtual reality isn’t just for gamers. Scientists are using VR technology to tackle real-world problems. 

Are you scared of heights? Virtual reality could help: In a therapy app, an avatar coaches people through sky-high situations. 

Viewing virtual reality of icy landscapes may relieve pain: Traveling to polar vistas via virtual reality eased a temporary burning in the viewers’ skin. The same VR also lessened simulated chronic pain.