Ask HN: What are interesting uses of VR? (includes self-created list, Dec. 2018)

Dear VR, It's been a few years. I haven't seen you too much on Hacker News, but that is probably just me. I've seen more about blockchain hype, which I think is a bit odd since I had to do some serious mental gymnastics in order to see valid uses for it. With you I never had this problem. So I decided to write you this letter and see how you're doing. I've seen some pretty cool things, admittedly mostly via YouTube. I think it is fair to say that you are already doing useful things, albeit a bit niche. I wonder if HN knows about a couple of cool things that you are up to. What apps, games or other cool experiences do you have? Sincerely yours, Mettamage P.S. 1. Creating 3D sculptures with Tilt Brush [brush] 2. Light saber dance battles (similar: Box VR) [saber] 3. Teaching surgeons how to do medical procedures 4. Google Earth [earth] 5. Skyrim VR / Budget Cuts [sky] 6. Amazing video experiences 7. Video/narratives mixed with mini games [nar] 8. Home decoration 9. Drone assisted VR flying 10. Horror experiences 11. Thrilling experiences [thrill] 12. Collaborative blackboard / whiteboard drawing 13. Empathetic experiences (e.g. living like a color blind person) 14. Emergency training (e.g. escaping a building on fire, car crash in water) 15. Virtual doll house type of experiences [doll] 16. Escape room games --- [brush]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eXwIyZ-H8o [saber]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E97a-vKJ7o [earth]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMpXQ_XjPWY [sky]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnivVI7258 [nar]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb1efNYhkGI [thrill]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M92kfnpg-k [doll]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WntrqX_bg_Y