Sue ThomasUniversity of Bournemouth Virtual Reality Can Make You Forget Pain Opinion It may not be too long, however, until patients will be able to ward off their agonies simply by playing virtual reality games. Opinion Virtual Nature Makes Us Feel Good Even If It's Farmville (Op-Ed) Opinion Environmental psychologists have long known that encounters with the natural world are good for us, and it seems to help when those encounters are in our virtual lives. By Sue Thomas Published 16 December 13 Opinion