XENODU Virtual Environments

Virtual Environments for Personal and Social Development

Xenodu Virtual Environments is an immersive media platform designed for use in the Health and Learning sectors.

Health - as an interactive virtual environments system to assist psychological therapies for anxiety disorders and intellectual disabilities.

Learning - as an experiential personal and social skills development tool, using interactive role-play within simulated social situations.

Xenodu in the News

The UK national media have been reporting on our innovative virtual therapy system for social anxiety and intellectual disabilities, developed through new research by the University of East Anglia and other academic partners with the NHS (National Health Service, UK).

This research has found that people with social anxiety and intellectual disabilities can be helped to overcome their fears and learn appropriate social skills by viewing themselves taking part in a range of virtual scenarios including public speaking, public transport, shops, streets, parties, bars, cafés, speed-dating, medical consultations and a job interview.

Read more about research here.

ITV News - Virtual answer for the socially anxious

'Out-Of-Body' Virtual Experiences

The Xenodu platform features an innovative 'self-observational' approach which differs from the first-person perspective used in most virtual and augmented reality systems since participants are able to view themselves interacting in real-time, from a unique 'out-of-body' perspective, immersed in a range of custom-designed interactive virtual environments.

This highly engaging effect is achieved through the combination of state-of-the-art computer vision techniques and novel interactive technologies to provide a more natural and versatile way of experiencing immersive media.

Read more about the technology here.

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