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Virtual reality campaign offers glimpse of retired life for government workers

July 19, 2016

A public sector retirement management firm is using virtual reality to try to change how public servants think about retirement.

ICMA-RC’s Realize Retirement Truck is touring the country to offer government workers a virtual tour of different public sector positions and show what retiring might look like. Alex Hannah, the organization’s managing vice president of marketing and communications, hopes the experience will change the way public sector employees think about saving.

“We feel very strongly that technology complemented with local service is really an effective way to help educate and get people understanding the importance of saving for retirement,” Hannah said.

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