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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 8 months ago
“When we provided digital games for orangutans at Melbourne Zoo, we investigated the effect on visitors’ perceptions of the primates. We found that seeing the animals using technology influenced people’s empathy for the orangutans. Others have also proposed that digital games for pigs might encourage people to reflect on the needs of farm animals. So while VR for cows may not directly improve their well-being, it just might encourage people to think more about what animals need.” https://theconversation.com/virtual-reality-wont-make-cows-happier-but-it-might-help-us-see-them-differently-127916
Virtual reality won't make cows happier, but it might help us see them differentlyRussian experiments with VR for cows are unlikely to achieve much, going by past research on how animals interact with computers