Can they judge how far away an approaching vehicle is? A psychologist at the University of Guelph is using VR to train children in road safety . With the help of a team of computer scientists , Barbara Morrongiello , whose research focuses on childhood injury prevention , designed a program teaching children how to cross the street using real - life scenarios , such as traversing a two - lane road where there ’s a blind curve or what to do when crossing at a point between parked cars . A study of 130 children aged seven to 10 found that those who had been trained using the program made between 95 - 98 % fewer mistakes than those who had n't .
A psychologist at the University of Guelph is using VR to train children in road safety . With the help of a team of computer scientists , Barbara Morrongiello , whose research focuses on childhood injury prevention , designed a program teaching children how to cross the street using real - life scenarios , such as traversing a two - lane road where there ’s a blind curve or what to do when crossing at a point between parked cars . A study of 130 children aged seven to 10 found that those who had been trained using the program made between 95 - 98 % fewer mistakes than those who had n't .