This official Thomas More Immersive Mental Health smartphone VR app has been developed to offer accessible VR relaxation exercises, together with a smartphone holder. This Dutch application offers many options. You can choose from three different environments to relax in, namely a beach, a mountain landscape, and a winter landscape with northern lights. You can also choose from various options for auditory guidance. For example, we provide a mindfulness exercise and guided muscle relaxation, or we give the user the choice to spend time in virtual nature without audio guidance. To further personalize the experience, the user also has the choice between a male voice or a female voice for the auditory guidance.

This application is the result of the Immersive Mental Health project with financial support from VLAIO and was developed in close collaboration with experienced therapists in the field of relaxation exercises. Both the environments and the guidance were carefully selected to offer a relaxation session in an accessible way. This application can be an aid to relaxation for many people, but it will not be the most suitable way to relax for everyone.

This smartphone VR application was developed to evaluate the effectiveness and possibilities of VR relaxation exercises in a research project. This means that this application should not be regarded as a completely finished product. Within the budgetary possibilities of the project, a balance was sought between the number of environments, guidance and the quality of the visual animations. Since this application was positively received by many people, it was decided to make it available freely and free of charge to provide possible support for a social challenge in an accessible way.