When I was a little girl, I used to be afraid of the dark. If I had to go up to my room by myself at night I would run as fast as my little legs could carry me, returning quickly to the safety of my family in our well-lit…

The excitement, fear, and general chatter surrounding the rise of Virtual Reality (VR) technology is palpable. The conversations include developers who laud VR’s potential as an impactful social change agent and next-level education platform. Others fear a dystopian, real world “Matrix;” complete with a machine take over of a passive…