This just in! Read the latest press releases featuring the work and members of XRPeds!
XR Pediatrics New Collaborator!
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Abigail Crocker, a master's student at Yale School of Nursing, recently joined XR Peds as a student collaborator. Her previous career in journalism and interest in the intersections between medicine, media, and tech make her an insightful addition to the team.
XR Pediatrics Work Featured in New Yale Medicine Video
Saturday, May 20, 2023
XR Peds Co-Director Dr. Asher Marks and Collaborator Amanda Garbatini were recently featured in a new video published by Yale Medicine focusing on their work using VR Support Groups in adolescent cancer populations.
XR Pediatrics attended UCONN mHealth’s 7th Annual Conference
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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.
XR Pediatrics May Newsletter
Thursday, May 4, 2023
We've been busy these last few months! See what's new at XR Pediatrics in our May Newsletter!
XR Pediatrics is a 2023 Unity For Humanity Grant Recipient
Monday, April 10, 2023
XR Pediatrics is one of six recipients of the 2023 Unity For Humanity Grant. Our project, "The Year of The Cicadas" is a virtual reality experience following a mother’s journey to find meaning after the loss of her son. We can't wait to share more about this very special and personal project with you!
We’re Hitting the Road to GDC and PAX East!
Thursday, March 9, 2023
The XR Pediatrics team traveled this month to GDC in San Francisco. Co-Directors Drs. Asher Marks and Kimberly Hieftje spoke about XR tech and kids at the Future Realities Summit on Tuesday, 3/21. After returning home, members of the GDC team went to Boston for this year's PAX East conference. Both of these events brought our team closer to the other talented members of the games industry.
Medicine in the Metaverse Conference
Monday, February 13, 2023
The first-ever Medicine in the Metaverse Conference was a great success! Organized by XR Pediatrics' Randy Rode, dozens of healthcare and XR specialists came together for insightful conversation and demos of the new innovations utilizing VR and AR technologies in the clinical space. We look forward to next year's event!
XR Pediatrics January Newsletter
Sunday, January 29, 2023
See what's new at XR Pediatrics in our January Newsletter!
empowered Pilot Study Published!
Friday, January 27, 2023
Members of the XR Pediatrics team and collaborators had their work published by Mary Ann Liebert for their Pilot Study of empowerED, a video game aimed at mental health issues in youth populations.
InvestiDate Preprint Available at JMIR
Monday, December 12, 2022
The preprint to our new publication just dropped! This protocol paper is about our pilot RCT of InvestiDate, a game about empowering Black teen girls around their sexual health.