Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-generated environment with scenes and objects that appear to be real, making the user feel they are immersed in their surroundings. This environment is perceived through a device known as a Virtual Reality headset or helmet.

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 1: TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story basics
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 1: TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story basics

ByBilly Joe Cain

https://youtu.be/yHpg6nglElQ?t=110 EDITOR’S NOTE: We were asked to remove the video due to a personal concern and we completely support that. We’re sorry for the content removal, but personal comfort is far too important!  Our inaugural episode was spurred into action by one of our newest licensees. She is very excited to get started performing live…

Billy Joe Cain discusses human trafficking on The Sex Ed Show on 91.7 KOOP
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Billy Joe Cain discusses human trafficking on The Sex Ed Show on 91.7 KOOP

ByBilly Joe Cain

Click the picture or here to visit the KOOP page for the show so you can hear it yourself! Radical empathy helps you emotionally understand how anyone can become a victim. Billy Joe has spent 30 years in the interactive space, creating award-winning games, simulations, educational programs, and “gamified” training products. He has launched a…

Billy Joe Cain at Humboldt Against Sexual Exploitation (HASE) Conference 2023 – “A Day in the Life” and concerns about automated grooming
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Billy Joe Cain at Humboldt Against Sexual Exploitation (HASE) Conference 2023 – “A Day in the Life” and concerns about automated grooming

ByBilly Joe Cain

Radical empathy helps you emotionally understand how anyone can become a victim. Billy Joe has spent 30 years in the interactive space, creating award-winning games, simulations, educational programs, and “gamified” training products. He has launched a new EA Sports franchise, built products for Nickelodeon, delivered a flight simulator for the United States Air Force, and…

Virtual reality helps prevent sex trafficking on the Suncoast
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Virtual reality helps prevent sex trafficking on the Suncoast

ByBilly Joe Cain

Wednesday, May 3rd 2023, 3:19 PM EDT By Sydney Roell Virtual reality helps prevent sex trafficking on the Suncoast SARASOTA – A virtual reality program puts users in the shoes of a young girl who gets sex trafficked. The anti-human trafficking organization, Selah Freedom, has turned to the program “Trapped: a VR Detective Story,” to teach…

Nonprofit teaches kids how to avoid online tactics of human traffickers
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Nonprofit teaches kids how to avoid online tactics of human traffickers

ByBilly Joe Cain

Staying one step ahead of the tactics of human traffickers is part of the job for Selah Freedom Prevention Coordinator Hilda Arreola.

CR Ep 072: Human Trafficking Prevention with Billy Joe Cain and Fouke Monster Festival Preview with Craig Woolheater
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CR Ep 072: Human Trafficking Prevention with Billy Joe Cain and Fouke Monster Festival Preview with Craig Woolheater

ByBilly Joe Cain

Posted on April 18, 2023 Read the original on CuriousRealm.com here. In the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes Billy Joe Cain, human trafficking prevention advocate as well as founder of Radical Empathy Education Foundation and PBJ Learning. Both organizations with the defined goal of ending human trafficking using…

Sarasota group uses virtual reality to put people inside the world of a human trafficking victim
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Sarasota group uses virtual reality to put people inside the world of a human trafficking victim

ByBilly Joe Cain

SARASOTA, Fla. – A Sarasota-based nonprofit that focuses on human trafficking awareness, prevention, and outreach is turning to virtual reality to help teach families how to avoid the pitfalls that can lead children to become victims.

Feedback from users of TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story
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Feedback from users of TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story

ByBilly Joe Cain

Uprising is a nonprofit that exists to empower communities, volunteers, and donors to confront human trafficking and exploitation through awareness, education, and outreach. They have licensed TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story and use it to provide training for all sorts of groups of people.  Comment cards, below, are from public school students that have allowed…

Radical Empathy’s new Appleseed Program launches – improve your human trafficking training
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Radical Empathy’s new Appleseed Program launches – improve your human trafficking training

ByBilly Joe Cain

Thanks to a grant from a big supporter, Radical Empathy Education Foundation has created a way for everyone to get a full understanding of their virtual reality application, through their new Appleseed Program. Learn more! Get a box! Set up a meeting right now.

TRAPPED: The Powerful VR Experience for Youth and Counselors to Combat Human Trafficking
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TRAPPED: The Powerful VR Experience for Youth and Counselors to Combat Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Virtual Reality (VR) technology is revolutionizing the way we experience and learn about the world around us. Among the many applications of VR, education and training are emerging as one of the most promising areas of development. In particular, VR is being used as a powerful tool for raising awareness about important social issues, such…