When I turned 13, I wanted a Facebook account because I wanted to play Farmville. I was not interested in posting selfies, updating my status or making virtual friends—I just wanted to produce my own virtual crop and animals. My mom made me complete summer school for the privilege of my first social...

COVID-19 caused most museums to temporarily close last year, some of which have still  not re-opened. The solution, as with most pandemic-related problems, has been to convert a real-life experience into a virtual one. Avid museum-goers can get the second-best thing to actually visiting the museum,...