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===Fostering the human grieving process===
Starting in the early 2020s, virtual reality has also been discussed as a technological tool that may support people's grieving process, based on digital recreations of deceased individuals. In 2021, this practice received particular media attention following a South Korean TV documentary, which invited a grieving mother to interact with a virtual replica of her deceased daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/program/documentary/3479845_64342.html |title=Meeting You VR Documentary on MBC Global Media |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 2, 2022 |website=MBC Global Media}}</ref> Subsequently, scientists have debated several potential implications of such endeavors, including its potential to facilitate adaptive mourning behavior, but also the many ethical challenges involved.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nikolaou |first1=Niki |title=The reconnection with a deceased loved one through virtual reality. Opinions and concerns against an unprecedented challenge |url=https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bioethica/article/view/24851 |journal=Bioethica |date=25 September 2020 |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=52–64 |doi=10.12681/bioeth.24851|s2cid=225264729 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stein |first1=Jan-Philipp |title=Conjuring up the departed in virtual reality: The good, the bad, and the potentially ugly |journal=Psychology of Popular Media |year=2021 |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=505–510 |doi=10.1037/ppm0000315|s2cid=233628743 }}</ref>
== Animal Agriculture ==
Some researchers in [[intensive animal farming]] have explored the idea of placing virtual reality headsets on farm animals. Concepts have been proposed for both chickens and cattle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=Dylan |date=2014-05-19 |title=The case for raising chickens in virtual reality |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/19/5729182/the-case-for-raising-chickens-in-virtual-reality |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-27 |title=Russian cows get VR headsets 'to reduce anxiety' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50571010 |access-date=2025-08-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Others have explored the idea of using virtual reality with humans to kill animals or perform other slaughterhouse work remotely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mcdougal |first=Tony |date=2022-04-27 |title=How virtual reality can be used in poultry processing |url=https://www.poultryworld.net/the-industrymarkets/processing/how-virtual-reality-can-be-utilised-at-poultry-processing-plants/ |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=Poultry World |language=en-US}}</ref> Both uses are controversial
In 2019, a story over a Russian dairy farm testing VR on cows went viral, thought it is not fully clear if this occurred as shown in viral photos.<ref name=":27">{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=2019-11-26 |title=Someone is putting VR headsets on cows, and we want to know why |url=https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/11/26/20983717/vr-virtual-reality-headsets-cows-russia-vr-trial |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> The reported aim was to decrease [[Stress (biology)|stress]] by showing images of pasture in the VR googles. They claimed milk yields increased. Many researchers in the area are skeptical of ther claims. They noted that the pressure from googles themselves would likely increase stress. Cattle vision optics are different to humans, making headsets unlikely to work without modification. They also argued that many of the cows had never seen pasture making it unlikely for them to have an emotional response to the visual alone without the other sensory input.<ref name=":110">{{Cite web |last=Maiberg |first=Emanuel |date=2022-01-21 |title=Is This a Happy Cow? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-this-a-happy-cow/ |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref>
The concept has faced criticism from researchers, members of the general public, and [[animal rights]] and [[animal welfare]] groups. Many researchers are skeptical of the claimed benefits, the lack of scientific rigor or study details in previous attempts, and argue it may increase stress.<ref name=":111">{{Cite web |last=Maiberg |first=Emanuel |date=2022-01-21 |title=Is This a Happy Cow? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-this-a-happy-cow/ |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref> Members of the public on social media alongside groups such as [[World Animal Protection|world animal protection]] have compared the practice to [[The Matrix|the matrix]], with some satirically calling it "the Mootrix".<ref name=":28">{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=2019-11-26 |title=Someone is putting VR headsets on cows, and we want to know why |url=https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/11/26/20983717/vr-virtual-reality-headsets-cows-russia-vr-trial |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Annie |date=2022-07-01 |title=Is technology really the ethical answer to farm animal welfare? |url=https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/latest/blogs/technology-in-farming/ |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=World Animal Protection |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Mercy for Animals]] has criticized the potential uses of VR in slaughterhouses. They said it would "turn butchering animals into a kind of gruesome video game" and that it wouldn't make conditions any better for farm animals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duarte |first=Gabriel |date=2022-05-13 |title=VR Technology Could Enable People to Butcher Animals from Home |url=https://mercyforanimals.org/blog/vr-technology/ |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=Mercy For Animals |language=en-US}}</ref>
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