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VR and the Humanities

Virtual reality is a versatile medium. As you can see in our latest roundup of educational VR (and AR) games, VR runs the gamut from STEM to fine arts education. Just like there are boundless applications for VR in medicine and other fields, there are so many ways VR is taking the humanities to another…

Excellent and Educational VR and AR Games

Have you heard about the educational benefits of virtual reality? Whether VR learning takes place in the classroom, in the workplace, or at home, highly immersive games have the power to transport anyone anywhere – building empathy, future-facing skills, and more. And we didn’t forget about augmented reality! Both technologies offer unique learning experiences that…

Video Games and Mental Health (Part 2)

Over a year ago, we covered the mental health-related potential of video games for clinical treatment, self-care, and advocacy. Since then, more game-based tools for mental health care, treatment, and diagnosis have emerged thanks to the work of researchers, doctors, and other mental health professionals. On platforms from mobile apps to the metaverse, video game…

Learning in the Metaverse

As a company that leverages video games in the service of learning, we get excited about technological advances that unlock novel ways to deliver digital play. Every new game development tool/hardware offers new affordances that facilitate new types of learning experiences and fuel our collective imagination. When HTML5 landed, we rejoiced at the prospect of…

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