As technology has progressed, companies have been continuously evolving products to enhance the digital world by accurately depict reality. Virtual Reality (VR) is a digitally created experience that immerses users in a simulated world that they can interact in through headsets, screens and handheld controllers. From fictional universes to real world locations across the globe, users can feel as if they’ve having the adventure of a lifetime – right in the comfort of their own home.

The Safer Schools NI App details various commercial examples of VR sold to the public, its various functions and the risks to be aware of if a young person wishes to use it in the dedicated page on the App’s ‘Immersive Experiences’ section.