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.
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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.
Aeon
LaSalle College, Vancouver
Alpha Bow
Holmesglen
Art Smash
Columbia College, Chicago
Ballooney
Holmesglen
Beneath the Blossoms
LaSalle College, Vancouver
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.
Samsara
80%+ user-reported awe intensity
Deeply immersive journey through cycles of existence
Iris
77% of users report experiencing something greater than themselves
Transcendent visual experience
Desert Breeze
120%+ increase in calm, 166%+ increase in relaxation, 76%+ decrease in anxiety
One of the most effective Calm experiences
Sojourn
75%+ increase in calm, 114%+ relaxation, 70%+ decrease in anxiety
Immersive calming journey
CyberPunch
94%+ increase in excitement, boredom reduced by more than half
High-energy interactive VR experience
Splat!
150%+ increase in cheerfulness and 71%+ increase in excitement
Most-played Energy experience by session volume
Equilibrium
31% increase in focus, 64% less mental fatigue, 40% less stress
Designed by Dr Adam Barton as part of his PhD thesis
Twilight Trail
Focus increased from 0.105 to 1.07 post-experience. Vitality increased from 0.164 to 1.11
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
Contact Us* Request access to our Research Archive to see how Liminal has been studied in different settings.