Dr. Ratan leads a number of service initiatives that are relevant and often connected to the SPARTIE lab

• Meaningful XR Conference 

  • Following the amazing history of the Meaningful Play conference, Dr. Ratan and colleagues are organizing this new conference focused on meaningful uses and effects of XR (i.e., virutal reality, augmented reality, mixed reality) technology

• Silicon Valley Field Experience

  • A trip to California's Silicon Valley to connect with the cutting edge of technology development and research (and connected to the Meaningful XR 2024 Conference)

• MSU XR Co-op

  • Borrow VR Headsets to use in classes and/or research!

• GEL Grantcubator

  • Request consultation and collaboration on a grant proposal

• Teaching 2030 @ MSU

  • A community for people interested in XR and other advanced teaching technologies at MSU