As Road to VR reported in February, the Calm Meditation App has recently come to Oculus Go and Gear VR. The award-winning app has been renowned for its soothing music and guided meditations, lead by the Head of Content at Calm, Tamara Levitt. Now, users can experience ten of the original meditations released on the app in their choice of several stunning virtual reality (VR) landscapes, such as a mountain lake, a redwood forest, or a beach in Hawaii. All of the gorgeous locations were recorded in real physical environments, and captured in 3D with 180-degree video and spatial audio.
“We have always believed that VR can be a powerful medium for meditation and relaxation,” said Tony Hsieh, Calm’s Director of Product. “It has the ability to easily transport and immerse anyone into another reality from anywhere. We couldn’t wait to explore what this meant for Calm.” Hsieh also said the choice to use the video format “allows us to display a higher resolution in the headset, and offer a transformative 3D video and audio experience to the user.”
This app has great practical use for companies. Imagine being able to get your employees more comfortable in virtual spaces while simultaneously taking mental health breaks at work. All the benefits of taking a relaxing, immersive break (such as improved productivity), while also gaining more experience using XR technology sounds like a win-win.
The Calm is available for free on the Oculus store, and the free trail form of the traditional Calm experience without VR can be found on app stores everywhere.
