VR Stories for Mental Health Education

TOUCH Community Services produced 2 episodes of VR stories from the 1st person perspective, and run Storyhive classroom VR sessions in schools around Singapore, to raise awareness about mental health among the Youth.

The 1st episode is about Depression. It was produced with Kelvin Sng Productions, where we filmed a 360-degree video from the perspective of someone who expriences Depression. The 2nd episode is about Anxiety. It is a 360-degree VR animation created by Hiverlab, with latest motion-capturing solutions.

Through Storyhive multi-user classroom sessions, social workers at TOUCH Community Services are able to conduct guided sessions with students, observe students' behaviors in the VR story, and study the syndromes of various mental health issues together. The VR experiences are well received by schools, government agencies, and media. With the success, there will be potentially more episodes released in the long run.