VIRTUAL REALITY FOR MIND

The VR relaxation application can be successfully used as a commercial product, as well as for patients with stress or suffering from anxiety. It helps settle your nerves and regain inner peace.

Client

NDA

Sector

Psychology

Services

VR relaxation app

360 degree videos

Technology

Samsung Gear VR

Unity 3D

Visual results video

Business value

Wider perspective for better functioning

The VR relaxation application can be successfully used as a commercial product, as well as for patients with stress or suffering from anxiety. It helps settle your nerves and regain inner peace.

Thanks to new technologies, the world becomes more common than ever.

Stress reduction. Even a short VR relaxation session over the next three days leads to a reduction in mental stress.
Gain focus. Neuroscientists found that after only eleven combined hours of meditation, practitioners had structural changes in the part of the brain involved in monitoring concentration and self-control.
Lower anxiety. People who undergo training based on mindfulness experience fewer worries and fears.

Challenge

Reduce anxiety in children

Creating a VR relaxation app that will allow you to reduce stress through the ability to move into a peaceful place, visual and auditory contact with nature, the ability to independently set the proportion of different stimuli. This application is gradually improving the level of relaxation.

You can implement your own reality settings, by choosing your favorite landscape view and adjusting the sounds. Meditation conducted with the soothing sound of your trainer is transfer the relaxation sensations in virtual reality to a different level.

Process and project scope

Scope

The client received an application for the Samsung GearVR device, which offered the possibility of moving to several selected locations – meadow, forest, ocean, waterfalls, an exotic place, and so on. The user was given the opportunity to configure the experience elements appropriately. He could look around freely, choosing the best view for him and calmly indulge in VR relaxation.

Process

Part of the work could have been done in front of the computer screen, but 360 movies would have to be shot in the right locations in good weather. It was necessary to take into account the fact that other factors influence the delivery time of the VR relaxation app. In the case of programming work, we use the prepared Kanban board.

Collaboration

After presenting possible solutions, the client decided to make 360-degree movies with the added ability to customize the experience. This form was the most natural for users. We chose a few locations that are considered to be calming and relaxing places. The locations were varied so that everyone could find something for themselves. We have created 360 videos for them and suggested what elements users can change – the volume of various background elements, weather, and light settings.

Technology stack

Peace of mind through ease of use

The application is very easy to use and does not cause any stress related to making difficult decisions. It was made with Unity 3D for the Samsung Gear VR device. The app features elements created using both 3D (environment) and 2D (characters) technology.

Unity - the main tool used by 4Experience