PBS NewsHour

What Can Virtual Reality Do for You?

Clip: Season 2013 | 5m 13s

Force for good or ill? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the latest virtual reality technology with Stanford University's Jeremy Bailenson, and weighs its societal impact with Jaron Lanier, author of "Who Owns the Future?"

Aired: 08/16/13

Rating: NR

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