Join XRPeds at one of our upcoming events or workshops! Scroll down to view listings of our previous events and presentations.
Past Events
3rd Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium–WINNER!
Dr. Veronica Weser won a top prize for her presentation, “Feasibility Study of a Virtual Reality Game Prototype for Adolescent E-Cigarette Prevention” at the virtual 3rd Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium on July 16, 2020.
Serious Play 2020
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “XR in Health & Education: Are We Ahead of the Game?” on June 25th as part of the virtual conference.
Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium 2020
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “Invite Only VR: A Vaping Prevention Game for Teens” and was a panelist in the discussion of “Building Mental Health Interventions in VR: Failures, Successes, and Future Directions” at the VR and Healthcare Global Symposium in Nashville, TN from March 2-3, 2020.
Forum on the Impact of Youth Vaping 2019
Dr. Veronica Weser represented the play4REAL XR Lab as a panelist on youth vaping prevention forum hosted by the city of Milford, CT.
Upswell Chicago 2019
The play4REAL team will be demoing Invite Only VR at Upswell Chicago 2019! Come by our both and check out our game November 13-16!
XRDC 2019
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “Bringing VR into the Classroom: Beyond the Research” in the Health Care track at XRDC in San Francisco, CA on October 14th, 2019.
Oculus Education Summit 2019
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “A Virtual Reality Videogame Intervention for JUUL/E-cigarette Prevention in Teens” at the Oculus Education Summit in San Jose, CA on September 24th, 2019.
Oculus Launch Pad 2019
Dr. Veronica Weser was invited to participate in Oculus Launch Pad 2019! Veronica attended a 2-day VR boot camp from 9/22 to 9/23 as a lead up to Oculus Connect 6. Next up, Veronica will work to create a VR game demo to showcase to the Oculus team in January 2020.
Games in Education Conference 2019
Dr. Veronica Weser attended the 13th Annual Games in Education Symposium August 19th and 20th, 2019 to demo an early preview of Invite Only VR!
Serious Play Conference 2019
Dr. Kimberly Hieftje presented “A Virtual Reality Videogame Intervention for JUUL/E-cigarette Prevention in Teens” at the Serious Play Conference in Montreal, CA on July 10th, 2019.