MobiHealth News November 6, 2023
XRHealth, HTC Vive and Nord-Space Aps engineered the Vive Focus 3 headset to withstand microgravity conditions to help treat astronauts’ mental health in space.
Virtual reality-based mental health company XRHealth revealed plans to send a VR headset to space for mental health treatment during an upcoming space mission launching on November 7.
In collaboration with Nord-Space Aps and HTC Vive, XRHealth engineered the Vive Focus 3 headset to withstand the conditions of space by using a simulator mode and specialized tracking methodology through the controllers to ensure effective operation in a microgravity environment.
To tackle the behavioral health challenges astronauts often face, Nord-Space Aps introduced a unique initiative called “virtual assistance mental balance” to cater to astronauts’ specific mental health...