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PsyTech VR Launches Version 2.1

By Daniel Andreev, Chief Product Officer at PsyTech VR

August 22, 2025

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2.1 Update Announcement

PsyTechVR, the global leader in immersive mental health VR therapy, is announcing the release of version 2.1 — our third major update of the year, designed to empower mental health professionals with new tools for immersive therapy. This update brings more realistic environments, stronger telemedicine tools, smarter and better AI features to the platform. For therapists, this means smoother workflows, enhanced therapy experiences and more flexible tools to customize therapy - whether sessions take place in person or remotely.

Safe Place AI — Enhanced Immersion

One year ago, PsyTechVR introduced AI-generated 360° environments from plain text prompts. This quickly became one of the most beloved features among mental health professionals.

With 2.1 version, Safe Place AI takes a major step forward:

It now creates fully immersive environments with motion effects and soundscapes, giving clients a deeper sense of calm and safety. Therapists can now add a dynamic layer of weather, smoke, fire, flora, and more animations (grouped into 8 categories) on top of your custom created 360-degree image. These elements make safe spaces more alive.

Within seconds, therapists can generate a snowy forest, a field of butterflies, an underwater world with fish, or a Japanese garden with falling cherry blossoms.

These safe places are more immersive than ever, helping clients reach profound states of relaxation. PsyTech VR is among the first to bring these capabilities to market.

Exposure AI — Dynamic Visual Effects

Just as Safe Place AI evolved, so did our Exposure AI.
Mental health professionals can now gradually increase exposure intensity with the help of visual effects.

Generate a house fire and watch flames spread across the room.

Create a combat scene and activate explosions or smoke grenades.

Simulate an earthquake with dust and smoke effects to recreate the first minutes after a disaster.

Exposures are no longer static — it adapts in real time to your therapeutic plan.

Interactive 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF)
&
Gradual Control

The next generation of VR scenarios introduces 6DoF, allowing clients not only to look around, but also to walk and interact with their surroundings.

PsyTechVR integrates this breakthrough with gradual therapist control:

Begin by guiding the scene from your laptop.

When the client is ready, hand over the controllers to let them interact — opening a door, touching a sink, or picking up an object.

For the first time, both therapist and client can actively co-participate in the session, with full monitoring and control from the laptop dashboard.

Phobia of Flying — Fully Customizable

This update introduces a new level of customizable exposure for aviophobia.

Therapists can now fine-tune every aspect of the airplane scenario:

Select the seat or row that triggers the most fear.

Adjust weather conditions outside the window.

Control turbulence intensity — now enhanced with controller vibrations.

Drop oxygen masks.

Trigger cabin announcements.

Every element can be modified in real time, creating a personalized, step-by-step exposure journey.

Nature Walks — 3D Filmed Environments

PsyTechVR now introduces real 3D nature walks, captured with advanced cinematic cameras in mountain fields, beaches, and dunes.

Unlike standard 360° footage, these hyper-realistic 3D environments, produced with the latest technology, allow clients to feel as if they are truly inside the landscape — walking, breathing, and grounding themselves in nature.

This breakthrough in immersion enriches relaxation practices, offering clients a more profound sense of presence and calm during therapy sessions.

And more…

Beyond these highlights, PsyTechVR 2.1 delivers over 20 additional features designed to support your practice.

“Version 2.1 brings therapy sessions closer to reality while simplifying remote care,” said Daniel Andreev, Co-Founder and CPO at PsyTech VR. “With customizable environments, smarter telemedicine tools, and refined EMDR support, we’re helping clinicians deliver therapy that is more personalized, immersive, and effective than ever.”

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PsyTech VR 2.1 is here!
We have just made immersive VR therapy more powerful than ever:

🔹 Safe Place AI — Personalized calming environments with active motions and sound
🔹 Exposure AI — Dynamic visual effects for realistic and gradual exposure
🔹 Monitor Your Client’s VR Experience — 6DoF interaction with therapist oversight
🔹 Flying Phobia Scenario — Fully customizable in real-time
🔹 AI Sound Triggers — Immersive custom audio cues for gradual exposure
🔹 Nature Walks — Filmed 3D environments for relaxation and mindfulness
🔹 Migration Program — Flexible transition from outdated VR systems
🔹 …and 20+ additional enhancements built for providers
🔹 Training and certification programs for CBT clinicians

One step ahead of competition as always. This update is all about making therapy more realistic, customizable, and effective - in-person or remote.

#PsyTechVR #VRtherapy #MentalHealthInnovation #Telemedicine #MindGapAI #EMDR #ExposureTherapy #SafePlaceAI #MentalHealthTech

Daniil Andreev

Chief Product Officer and Co-founder

He has a specialization in working with Unreal Engine development and XR, collaborating closely with multiple mental health professionals, such as Dr. Udi Oren, current president of the EMDR Association of Israel; Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo, a research professor at the University of Southern California's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Davis School of Gerontology; as well as Dr. Gwilym Roddick, who is a director and founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Central & South Florida. The development of VR exposure therapy environments have advanced significantly as a result of this collaboration.

Daniil has led powerful teams toward creating groundbreaking solutions capable of combining deep user empathy with technical expertise in the field. One of the most noteworthy achievements is the leading position in the development of MindGap AI – an artificial intelligence platform that assists with creating custom virtual environments and scenarios for exposure therapy. His leadership has been a significant part of why PsyTechVR can deliver such impactful and user-oriented solutions that improve mental health treatment efforts while also assisting business growth.

Daniil Andreev is an efficient product manager with more than 6 years of experience in the VR industry, with a strong emphasis on developing and scaling products of mental health and education fields.

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