By Dr Annahita Nezami, VROE and Egbert Mulder, Circular Leadership 09 Dec, 2021
“I believe that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance, their outlook would be fundamentally changed” - Michael Collins, Apollo 14.
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 VR Overview Effect experience

 
VROE recreate the Overview Effect using VR, guided meditation, haptic audio and binaural beats in a single immersive experience that can be used as an adjunct to workshops and therapeutic work. We also provide multisensory workshops that can help integrate the Overview Effect and teach key mental health skills. We aim for an experience as close as possible to real life, so that the Overview Effect can be experienced by a wider audience than the astronauts who have experienced it first hand.

In a recent launch event of a VR video, developed to promote sustainable leadership, all participants reported feelings of awe and humility. Many talked about compassion for the planet, feelings of oneness, but also about remorse and guilt after witnessing the devastating consequences of human-kind’s actions on Earth. Others talked about feelings of sadness, grief, vulnerability, but also about joy and inspiration.


Check our blog post for some astronaut reflections on their real life experience of the Overview Effect


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More about us

The term Overview Effect was coined by Frank White to describe the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, "hanging in the void", shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. From space, national boundaries vanish, the conflicts that divide people become less important.



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 VR

Using virtual reality (VR) aspects of the Overview Effect are recreated. VR offers an 'as close to reality' experience as is possible to give a lasting impact on feelings of wellbeing*.

Workshops

Workshops support the VR experience, helping attendees understand central topics and build relevant skills in areas such as leadership, well-being, sustainable behaviour and resilience.  

Meditation

Guided meditation based on Dr Annahita's original technique helps participants reach meditative states and reinforces the Overview Effect's beneficial aspects. 

Music & Haptics

A unique combination of music, haptics and binaural beats, enhances the attendees experience further. 

VR Overview Effect for Leaders

The clip at the top of the page is from a 180 VR video made with our friend Egbert Mulder at Circular Leadership to promote a sustainable approach to business leaders. VR, a meditative script, music, voice-over, haptics and binaural beats where all used to make the final fully immersive VR video.


See the blog post

How we made it

The video was made using models of earth (based on the NASA blue marble dataset), the sun, moon and stars. The models were animated in a game engine to give 40,000 still images, These were edited together with other elements, including music, video sequences, voice-over, binaural beats and haptics to give the final video.


We have more videos planned soon, so sign up to stay in touch!

Research led development

We are testing this program to investigate it's efficacy in eliciting specific responses. In a recent event participants reported feelings of awe and humility. Many talked about compassion for the planet, feelings of oneness, but also about remorse and guilt after witnessing the devastating consequences of human-kind’s thoughtless actions on Earth. Others talked about feelings of sadness, grief, vulnerability, but also about joy and inspiration.

Coming soon

Brain Entrainment

We're currently developing some Brain Entraining VR for astronaut training. This video is taken from a 360VR video with binaural beats.

By Dr Annahita Nezami, VROE and Egbert Mulder, Circular Leadership 09 Dec, 2021
“I believe that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance, their outlook would be fundamentally changed” - Michael Collins, Apollo 14.
By Annahita Nezami, DPsych Counselling Psychologist 02 Dec, 2021
Wide Open Spaces and Transcendences (cross-posted from the Human Space Program blog)
By Charles Perring 17 Nov, 2021
As a part of Space Week, at the Institute of Advanced Studies department, University College London (UCL), Virtual Reality Overview Effect (VROE) offered sessions to see the Earth from space via virtual reality.
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