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Mindfulness and speculation apps havetremendous voltage in the world of extended realism . The full submerging created by headset like the Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro offer outstanding potential to kickstart such practice session , which are notoriously difficult to both begin and asseverate .
As such , partnership between lead meditation app Headspace and Quest - maker Meta is a no - brainer . This good morning , the companies announced a collaboration with multimedia intent firm Nexus Studios that customizes the experience for extended realness headsets .
The fitly namedHeadspace XRfeatures practice guided by the app ’s heedfulness / meditation teacher , Dora Kamau and Kessonga Giscombe . If you ’ve ever used Headspace , Calm or the like ( or just experienced guided meditation of any sort ) , you ’re in all probability familiar with the approaches , including breathing exercises , body scans , mood trailing and the comparable . They ’re all design to aid re - focus on the user ’s focus .
There ’s also a community element here , presumptively for those who need a little external boost to maintain a consistent praxis . These are backdropped against colorful , metaverse - style environments , where substance abuser can interact and play games . At the very least , the experience seems engaging in a way not normally connect with meditation apps . This could , perhaps , go a ways toward bringing users back — how it will translate to an effective , veritable drill is another inquiry . Clearly the business firm wanted to offer up something beyond just meditation .
“ Research indicate that when humans play , our genius are activate in a way that can touch overall life gratification and aroused well - being . Unfortunately , our day - to - day lives are often stripped of this opportunity , ” Headspace VP Sara Cohen say in a release .
So , gambling as a gateway to mindfulness is the apparent hook here . At the very least , meliorate mood through social activities seems like an doable brusque - condition goal .
While couple on a subscription fee with a free app is pretty standard in the industry , Headspace is opt rather for an upfront fee of $ 30 . The app is uncommitted now for Meta Quest 3 , Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro .
