# VR Parenting Apps Real Baby-Real Family is a VR App That Tests People's Parenting Skills By Ell Smith | Published 2017-06-02 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-baby-real-family References: [fastcodesign](https://www.fastcodesign.com/90127895/not-sure-if-you-want-to-have-a-baby-try-procreating-in-vr-first?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner%20fastcodesign&utm_content=feedburner) & [laval-virtual.org](https://www.laval-virtual.org/exposants-realite-virtuelle/liste-des-exposants/421-real-baby-real-family.html) Real Baby-Real Family is a [virtual reality app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/battle-orb) that features a crying baby participants must attempt to soothe. The app was designed for [expecting parents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yoya-ai) or people considering having a child of their own. Japan’s Kanagawa Institute of Technology collaborated with the Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory to create the app, which places a tracking module on a doll that comes to life with the help of VR headsets. The app creates a face for the baby that resembles both you and your partners faces' to make for the most realistic of scenarios, while eliciting a more emotional response to an otherwise anonymous object. Participants must sway, hug, burp, feed or change the crying baby in order to soothe it. Real Baby-Real Family speaks to an aging technologically apt generation that is preparing to have children through the virtual world they know so well. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Virtual Reality Parenting:** Virtual reality technology is revolutionizing the way parenting skills are learned and tested. - **VR Childcare Training:** Virtual reality can be used as a tool to train childcare providers and nannies. - **Emotional Response VR:** Virtual reality is capable of eliciting an emotional response to otherwise anonymous objects. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Education:** The education industry can utilize VR technology to teach parenting skills in a more engaging and interactive way. - **Childcare:** The childcare industry can use VR to train and assess the skills of nannies and other child caretakers. - **Technology:** The technology industry can continue to innovate in the field of virtual reality and expand its use in unexpected and groundbreaking ways. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Lullaby Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-bond-app.md) - [AI Parenting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-parenting-app.md) - [AI-Fuelled Caregiving Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanni-ai.md) - [AI Baby Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-records.md) - [AI-Enhanced Parenting Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parent-lab.md) - [Infant Mood-Tracking Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ainenne.md) - [Baby Decoder Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/q-bear.md) - [AI-Generated Baby Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-baby-generator1.md) - [Virtual Reality Parental Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-2.md)