These founders created a VR experience that calms people in just seven minutes
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Katie and Zilla are revolutionising mental health support through innovative virtual reality experiences that help people calm down in just seven minutes while developing vital coping skills.
• Both founders met while working on a Doctor Who VR project for the BBC that received an Emmy nomination
• Their complementary skills create a strong partnership: Zilla as a super-connector with extensive networks and Katie as a strategic problem-solver
• They identified a gap where 30 years of VR mental health research wasn't making it from laboratories into practical applications
• Their approach combines creating compelling content with practical implementation strategies for schools, libraries and universities
• The experiences are meticulously designed to be enjoyable and effective, co-created with medical and healthcare students
• User experience is paramount – they focus on making people comfortable and allowing technology to "melt away"
• Their extensive career experience gives them advantages in understanding what they know, their limitations, and when to seek help
• Testing at Glastonbury festival provided valuable feedback and reinforced their mission to bring joy to mental health support
Try our VR experiences for yourself and discover how we're transforming mental health support through technology that people genuinely enjoy using.
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1. These founders created a VR experience that calms people in just seven minutes (00:00:00)
2. Welcome to Founder Friday (00:00:01)
3. How FaceSpace Began (00:01:06)
4. The Power of VR for Mental Health (00:03:27)
5. The Founders' Superpowers (00:04:54)
6. What Defines Them as Entrepreneurs (00:10:01)
7. The Secret to Their Raving Fans (00:14:43)
8. Creating a Supportive Founding Relationship (00:22:35)
9. Advice for First-Time Founders (00:25:49)
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