Making Meaningful Immersive XR Experiences with Children

Children are a target audience of many XR experiences in the cultural heritage sector, which aspires to find new ways to engage young audiences with heritage collections. However, designs that make assumptions about children’s needs often don’t take into account differences in how they pay attention and process information, resulting in experiences that fail to captivate their audiences. In order to truly engage children, designers must understand their interests and needs, and use their input to create appropriate learning and engagement scaffolds. In this guide, we provide practical, step-by-step considerations and guidelines on how to include children in the design process.