Virtual Reality 101: What You Need to Know About Kids and VR
April 4, 2018
As with other forms of technology, VR comes with challenges and opportunities. This report collects the most significant findings to date and sets the stage for the years ahead, when practitioners and the public will need more information about effective VR applications in classrooms, entertainment, social media, and more
Co-authored with researchers at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Virtual Reality 101 explores the potential positive and negative effects of VR experiences on kids' cognitive, social, and physical well-being as well as its potential to shape young people's perspectives. The report also includes an overview of expanding uses for VR technology and a first-of-its-kind national survey of 3,600 parents conducted in collaboration with SurveyMonkey.