Join XRPeds at one of our upcoming events or workshops! Scroll down to view listings of our previous events and presentations.
Past Events
Inaugural Virtual Reality and Pediatrics Healthcare Symposium
XR Pediatrics was thrilled to host the Inaugural Virtual Reality and Pediatrics Healthcare Symposium on September 19 and 20 at the Yale West Campus in West Haven, CT, in partnership with the International Virtual Reality and Healthcare Association. This two-day symposium featured talks and demos from more than 30 leaders in care, technology, research, and policy.
Dr. Hieftje attended the 2023 Games For Change Festival in New York
Dr. Hieftje recently attended the 2023 Games For Change Festival in New York City. This year's festival marked the 20-year anniversary of Games For Change and all of the amazing work they do. Hosted at the United Nations building in New York City, this year's event was filled with innovative and talented creators showcasing how to make a better place through their love of games.
Joshua Rigsby Presented at UCONN’s 7th Annual mHealth Conference
XR Pediatrics Postgraduate Associate Joshua Rigsby presented at UCONN mHealth's 7th Annual Conference. His video poster focuses on our project, No Time Wasted, an Alcohol Harm Reduction game. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/p4Iw2Yjq8Lw
Justin Berry Spoke at U Michigan’s XR Initiative Summit
XR Pediatrics Project Director and Creative Producer Justin Berry presented with Maya Georgeiva on empowering the next generation through XR education at U Michigan’s XR Initiative Summit.
Drs. Hieftje and Marks Presented at GDC in San Francisco
Drs. Hieftje and Marks presented on XR use and Children at 2023's GDC in March at the Future Realities Summit. The XR Pediatrics team also attended the conference.
Dr. Marks presented at Health 2.0 in Las Vegas
XRPeds Director Dr. Asher Marks presented at the 2022 Health 2.0 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was also a recipient of a Health 2.0 Leadership Award!
Drs. Hieftje and Marks have presented at Columbia’s Innovations in Simulation Summit in November
On November 11th, 2022 Drs. Hieftje and Marks were presenters at Columbia's annual Innovations in Simulation Summit in New York City.
XRPeds at the Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers
Visit the team at our booth in the 2022 showcase for the CT Association of School Based Health Centers on November 8, 2022 in Southbury CT.
Dr. Hieftje chaired a lecture track at AWE EU 2022
Dr. Hieftje chaired the Remote Collaboration, Training & Education Track at the 2022 AWE EU conference in Lisbon. Many in attendance joined her for five exciting talks!
Dr. Marks presented at AWE EU 2022
Dr. Marks was joined by James Watson from the Glimpse Group, the team behind the platform XRPeds uses in our VR support group projects, called Foretell Reality. In his talk, he presented how pediatric cancer patients benefit from VR-based support group therapy.