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Nine Case Studies in Designing for Children’s Well-Being

by Cooney Center Team
August 10, 2026

Designing for children’s well-being requires more than good intentions—it requires research, reflection, and a willingness to rethink how products are imagined, built, and evaluated. The nine case studies in this

Please Vote for Our SXSW Edu 2027 Panel Picker Proposals

by Cooney Center Team
August 6, 2026

What if we told you that research shows that, despite all the phone-ban and screen time headlines we see in the news, teachers and parents aren’t necessarily anti-tech? But they

Beyond the Headset: Building Immersive Experiences That Help Young People Thrive

by Catherine Jhee
June 15, 2026

Virtual reality is no longer a technology of the future. For a growing number of children and teenagers, immersive experiences are becoming part of everyday play, learning, creativity, and social

Celebrating Our 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellows

by Catherine Jhee
May 21, 2026

On May 19, 2026 the Joan Ganz Cooney Center celebrated our third cohort of Well-Being by Design Fellows with a webinar bringing together designers, researchers, game developers, educators, and media

Highlights from the 2026 Youth Design Team

by Colin Angevine
May 4, 2026

This spring, we wrapped up our third annual Youth Design Team. Hosted in partnership with In Tandem, this cohort of 10 teenagers from across the country engaged with our 2026

What Makes Play Meaningful?

by Jen Chiou
April 22, 2026

“You see a Stone Lion blocking your path.”At SXSW Edu, a room full of educators leaned in as they approached the first NPC (nonplayer character) of the game. “Wait… what do

Many Futures on the Bett Floor

by Michael Preston
January 27, 2026

Reflecting on my first Bett UK experience on the flight home, I found myself holding two very different impressions in my head at once. On one hand, the sheer scale

Designing Safe Online Communities to Promote Digital Thriving

by Catherine Jhee
December 15, 2025

What do kids have to do with the 500 billion dollar video game industry?Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, we recognize that for so many young people, online play

We’re Not The Anxious Generation

by Maximilian Milovidov
November 6, 2025

In his best-selling book, The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt argues that smartphones have “rewired” childhood and broken a generation. He calls Gen-Z the least flourishing generation in modern history and

SXSW EDU 2026: It’s Panel Picker Time!

by Catherine Jhee
August 5, 2025

Each March, the brightest minds in education, technology, and media gather in Austin, TX for SXSW EDU to explore what’s next in learning. Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center,

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