Immersive Wellbeing, Research and Innovation for Universities

Liminal is a virtual reality platform used across universities to support research and help students and staff regulate how they feel and perform.

Grounded in neuroscience and psychology. Informed by millions of psychometric data points.

Enhancing Student and Staff Wellbeing

Liminal provides short virtual reality experiences to help students and staff improve their emotional and cognitive state. Grounded in evidence-based design, it supports calming, refocusing and restorative shifts in users.

Liminal Lab - Virtual Reality Research and Testing at Scale

Launch experiments and reach tens of thousands of remote participants on their own headsets. Suitable for emotional, cognitive and user experience research simulating real world or abstract settings.

Create, Launch and Test Student Experiences

Join Liminal’s Education Partnership Program. Students gain experience applying Liminal’s research to design and publish virtual reality experiences within Liminal’s six arenas.

Awe

Aeon

LaSalle College, Vancouver

Energy

Alpha Bow

Holmesglen

Energy

Art Smash

Columbia College, Chicago

Energy

Ballooney

Holmesglen

Calm

Beneath the Blossoms

LaSalle College, Vancouver

Energy

Big Break

LaSalle College, Vancouver

Six Liminal Arenas

Each arena targets specific emotional or cognitive states. Experiences ranked using psychometrics based on effectiveness and enjoyability.

Calm

Supports relaxation and emotional regulation, helping reduce stress during periods of pressure or transition.

Focus

Improves attention and reduces mental fatigue, supporting sustained cognitive performance.

Energy

Re-energises and combats fatigue, helping restore motivation, alertness and momentum.

Awe

Creates moments of perspective that help shift mindset and interrupt unhelpful thought patterns.

Relief

Supports relief from physical or emotional discomfort, helping return to a more manageable state.

Sleep

Promotes deep relaxation and recovery, supporting better rest and overall wellbeing.

145+ Research-Backed Experiences

Shaped by immersive design principles grounded in XR research and the psychological sciences.

Awe

Samsara

80%+ user-reported awe intensity

16,000+ sessions

Deeply immersive journey through cycles of existence

Awe

Iris

77% of users report experiencing something greater than themselves

5,500+ sessions

Transcendent visual experience

Calm

Desert Breeze

120%+ increase in calm, 166%+ increase in relaxation, 76%+ decrease in anxiety

18,000+ sessions

One of the most effective Calm experiences

Calm

Sojourn

75%+ increase in calm, 114%+ relaxation, 70%+ decrease in anxiety

5,000+ sessions

Immersive calming journey

Energy

CyberPunch

94%+ increase in excitement, boredom reduced by more than half

27,000+ sessions

High-energy interactive VR experience

Energy

Splat!

150%+ increase in cheerfulness and 71%+ increase in excitement

131,000+ sessions

Most-played Energy experience by session volume

Focus

Equilibrium

31% increase in focus, 64% less mental fatigue, 40% less stress

20,000+ sessions

Designed by Dr Adam Barton as part of his PhD thesis

Focus

Twilight Trail

Focus increased from 0.105 to 1.07 post-experience. Vitality increased from 0.164 to 1.11

2,000+ sessions

Significant self-reported improvements in focus and vitality

AI Insights and Deployment

Liminal includes a suite of AI tools accessed through natural language and customisation features to plan and evaluate enterprise deployments and student projects.

AI Analyst

Understand emotional and cognitive outcomes in your setting based on psychometric data and enjoyability ratings.

AI Deployment and Customisation

Plan your deployment with AI, documentation and videos. Liminal can toggle experiences on or off.

AI Psych Docs

Education Partners access Liminal’s research to support development of student VR projects.

Unlock Wellbeing at Scale with Liminal

* Request access to our Research Archive to see how Liminal has been studied in different settings.