  Based on Ihde's theory, this paper explores the relationship between virtual
reality (VR) as an instrument and phenomenology. It reviews the "technological
revolution" spurred by the development of VR technology and discusses how VR
has been used to study subjective experience, explore perception and
embodiment, enhance empathy and perspective, and investigate altered states of
consciousness. The paper emphasizes the role of VR as an instrumental
technology, particularly its ability to expand human perception and cognition.
Reflecting on this in conjunction with the work of Husserl and Ihde, among
others, it revisits the potential of VR to provide new avenues for scientific
inquiry and experience and to transform our understanding of the world through
VR.
