Immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality in relationship with game elements have the true power to extend the boundaries of the physical world. They allow us to wander, to wonder, to see the unseen, to learn, to connect... Heide Lukosch is an Associate Professor at the HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand. She is a dedicated designer, researcher and teacher of immersive games to empower people to understand the challenges of our complex world, and to develop new and innovative solutions. Be it new, generative ways of tourism, playful learning of natural hazards and related emergency preparedness actions, or teaching of relational skills in Education and Health settings. Heide balances this amazement of technology with a deep connection to nature and people.