virtual reality

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

Beyond WOW! Designing Quality VR Experiences for Kids at AWE 2026

by Administrator
May 7, 2026

What is the key to finding success with younger users? Designing responsibly for children requires more than simplifying content. It demands thoughtful alignment with young people’s developmental capacities, emotional needs,

It’s Time to Get Excited About Immersive Tech in Schools

by Elizabeth Rood
June 20, 2023

Technology may promise to disrupt. Yet, all too often in education, tech tools simply digitally replicate the ways we’ve always gone about teaching and learning. From gradebooks to slide decks,

The Augmented and Virtual Reality Policy Conference

by Leslie Berkowitz
October 13, 2021

In the last decade, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) have evolved from niche tools for enthusiasts and high-tech industries to more widely adopted communications technologies that have the potential to

XR for Informal Learning at iLRN 2020

by Corinne Brenner
July 20, 2020

Corinne Brenner, a researcher and learning scientist at Killer Snails, a development studio that produces science games, moderated a panel at iLRN 2020 about the use of XR for learning

Kids at Home During School Closure: Is Virtual Reality Helping Them?

by Géraldine Fauville, Marijn Mado and Jeremy Bailenson
May 18, 2020

Our colleagues at Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab are conducting a research survey to investigate the role of VR in educational strategies catered to children while families are sheltering

What Kids Need from VR and AR Designers

by Sam Bindman and Kiley Sobel
August 19, 2019

On June 15, 2019, we—along with the JGCC’s Deputy Director and Head of Research Lori Takeuchi and foundry10’s Co-founder and CEO Lisa Castaneda—convened a group of experts at the Interaction

What Will it Take for Virtual Reality to Become Education’s Next Big Reality?

by Catherine Jhee
August 13, 2019

At the XR for Change Summit in New York City in June 2019, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center hosted a cross-disciplinary panel of experts to discuss the potential impact and

Education, Equity, and Empathy: A Brighter Vision of the Future of VR

by Chris Chin
May 21, 2019

Before the Future of Childhood: Immersive Media and Child Development salon took place in November 2018, we invited experts to share their visions about the ways VR and AR might

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality and Kids: Planning Ahead for a Positive Future

by Kiley Sobel, PhD
May 6, 2019

Do you remember when Niantic’s Pokémon GO was released in summer 2016 and how a craze with kids and families ensued? Are you excited for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to

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