The best immersive experiences transport us to settings and stories that are most powerful when they are felt.

In Juniper City, an award-winning VR experience centered on storytelling and community navigation for refugees, immigrants, and new neighbors, players explore its quiet, grey streets and interact with its colorless people and infrastructure to slowly bring them back to color.

After a short gameplay session of Juniper City, designer Dr. Milad Mozari will lead participants on a debrief and discussion on the design process and the issues touched on in-game, as an introduction to the intersection of humanitarian design and gamification.