Can spirits and critters (i.e., dragons, centaur, sasquatch, etc.) use AR or VR?
Most Matrix technology—especially simsense—is designed for the metahuman nervous system, and so will not normally work on critters. Matrix accessories that allow interaction with AR and are not neuro-interactive—such as AR gloves, goggles, feedback clothing, etc.—may be used by critters, assuming they understand how it works. VR, however, is usually out of the question, as it requires simsense. Many megacorps have working models of simsense units that work for non-metahuman sapients, as well as rats, dogs, chimpanzees and other experimental animals, but research on models for most non-sapient critters lags behind. Spirits cannot normally perceive or interact with AR or VR; they lack the sensory apparatus. Hybrid Form and Flesh Form inhabitation spirits (p.100, Street Magic) are an exception to this.
