Empathy VR is a collaboration between Electric Skies and Helsa, a training, support, and research organisation whose mission is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of minority communities.

By experiencing the world through the eyes of the stigmatised in realistic virtual reality environments, Empathy VR offers engaging and emotion evoking workplace training courses in soft-skills and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Much more impactful than traditional training courses. Empathy VR is accessed online and on demand, making it more time and cost effective as well. 

Reduce Stigma
and Discrimination by Increasing Empathy

Empathy VR is an educational virtual reality tool that increases its user’s level of empathy towards minority groups by allowing them to experience first-hand what it is like to face and work through prejudice, discrimination and stigma as a gender, ethnic, or sexual minority person.

Increased empathetic attitudes towards minorities are consistently demonstrated to improve wellbeing, decrease experiences of minority stress, and promote healthier and more accessible workplaces. Increased empathy also improves teamwork, increases productivity, and boosts organisational growth by attracting and retaining a diverse workforce.

We are currently building the pilot VR story and are raising funds to allow us to complete and trial our pilot story with our pilot partners. Please contact us or Helsa to become part of the journey towards a more empathetic world.