now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week how virtual reality could transform the future of surgery. can california create a safe space for whistle blowers here in the present? and how to rebuild the past, piece by piece by piece. on this programme, we see a lot of really useful technology, but some things are just solutions looking for problems. yeah, like.clears throat.vr. what was that you were smelling, by the way? the rainforest, obviously! of course!
but some things are just solutions looking for problems. yeah, like clears throat vr. what was that you were smelling, by the way? the rainforest, obviously! of course! we ve lost count of the number of virtual reality experiences we ve had over the past few years, some feeling more useful than others. the first obvious place for vr was gaming, but once the technology had proved that it was properly immersive, we started to see signs that it really could take us to real places. it could put us in all sorts of situations, including education and even medicine. and sometimes, technology turns out to be most useful where you least expect it. i ve seen vr used to help people overcome phobias. you ve seen it used to teach students how to do surgery. but this has to be the most powerful use of vr i have ever seen. six month old archie was born
piece by piece by piece. on this programme, we see a lot of really useful technology, but some things are just solutions looking for problems. yeah, like clears throat vr. what was that you were smelling, by the way? the rainforest, obviously! of course! we ve lost count of the number of virtual reality experiences we ve had over the past few years, some feeling more useful than others. the first obvious place for vr was gaming, but once the technology had proved that it was properly immersive, we started to see signs that it really could take us