The Present and Future of mental health with PsyTech VR

As someone who's passionate about wellness, I'm excited to share with you this wellness episode of XR Magazine's podcast. It's all about PsyTech VR, a cutting-edge technology company that's revolutionizing the field of mental health therapy.

As you may know, virtual and augmented reality have been making big waves in the mental health world, and PsyTech VR is at the forefront of this movement. They've developed immersive and engaging therapeutic experiences that are personalized for each individual, using AI algorithms to analyze data about the user's mental and emotional state. By creating safe and calming virtual environments, PsyTech VR is helping individuals manage anxiety and stress, and even practice manifestation techniques.

I had the pleasure of experiencing one of their VR therapy sessions myself, and let me tell you - it was truly transformative. I was blown away by how realistic and immersive the experience was, and how it helped me feel more relaxed and in control.

In this upcoming episode of the XR Magazine podcast, you'll get to hear:?

1. The inspiration behind PsyTech VR and its development process
2. The rise of VR mental health in the industry and its implications in the field
3. What type of benefits as well as challenges clients might face
4. The techniques required to create realistic experiences while providing the right therapy

Please let me know if you have any questions about this episode or what guests you would like me to bring next! ??

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XR Weekly News

How To Build A Responsible Metaverse: Responsibility and Ethics in the Metaverse

As interest in metaverse environments continues to grow, governments, companies, and consumers alike are becoming more concerned not just with what the metaverse can do, but how it will be built. Though the metaverse is still a nascent concept to most, many market leaders and innovators agree that this new digital landscape will define the future of our digital experiences.??

More than just a collection of extended reality spaces, metaverse environments represent a wide variety of tools and solutions, all linked together to provide users with new ways to leverage their digital identities. Market leaders like Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia believe this space will influence everything from the way we communicate, to the way we work, and play.?

The potential of the metaverse to impact every facet of our lives has prompted researchers, analysts, and developers alike to begin focusing more heavily on the core components required to build a “responsible” metaverse. There’s even a dedicated community, known as the Responsible Metaverse Alliance , which unifies thought leaders in developing ethical and sustainable digital spaces.?

Spatial on Unity Creator Tools, Company Vision, and the Metaverse for Consumers

Spatial is a leading RT3D Metaverse platform for various hardware, including web browsers and XR headsets. The online platform promotes interactive social and immersive gaming worlds with rich branding and content creation opportunities.?

Spatial also assists in the We3 revolution. The platform promotes immersive user-generated content, enabling an ecosystem of platform creators using Spatial to build and share online experiences and worlds.

Spatial is leveraging existing popular RT3D content creation tools to become the go-to Metaverse content creation hub. The platform allows its developers to design RT3D experiences ready for a player to enjoy “anywhere and everywhere,” according to Jake Steinerman, Head of Community at Spatial.

Jake Steinerman spoke with XR Today last week, addressing the firm’s most recent user-generated content toolkit, company vision, and the state of the Metaverse in 2023.

Spatial Hits Big at GDC 2023

In March, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco, Spatial announced the platform’s new Unity Creator Toolkit is entering its beta stages.

The update allows platform developers to design interactive and gaming assets for the Metaverse platform. The move promotes a user-generated content ecosystem via a flexible suite for creating, building, and publishing hardware-agnostic immersive content.

Spatial’s Unity Creator Toolkit allows immersive content developers to distribute their custom games and interactive, immersive content for users operating Spatial through a web browser, VR headset, or mobile device.

To promote its user-generated content ecosystem, Spatial is working with big brands to generate interest in bespoke Web3 content. The spatial line-up of brand partners represents a range of enterprise end-users, such as Adidas, Vogue, Ready Player Me, OpenSea, Polygon Studios, and Samsung.

Web3-based user-generated content, such as Spatial’s, provides a fresh audience engagement avenue for brands via affordable immersive content. For example, Spatial’s Unity Creator Toolkit beta model powered the 2023 Metaverse Fashion Week on Spatial between 28 to 31 March. During the ceremonious week, the event highlighted Spatial’s ability to showcase branded fashion, interoperable avatars, and Web3 products.

About the Author?

Diana Olynick is a Canadian engineer, XR Designer and award winner, speaker and the host of the XR Magazine podcast.? Diana has more than 10 years of experience in engineering and she is a current mentor of two Canadian organizations, North Forge and Futurpreneur Canada where she guides early-stage entrepreneurs in the areas of engineering applications and technology adoption. She also serves as a committee member and writer for the Keystone Professional Canadian publication. Diana has been a guest in various podcasts and events, delivering and sharing her knowledge and experience in the areas of XR in the fields of Ethics in XR as well as XR design.?

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