Virtual Pet Therapy for Care Homes

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An augmented reality app showing a dog's face with a cardboard collar, with interactive buttons for sleep, food, ball, and speak, and a text prompt to try speaking with the dog's hands in a phone pose.

Technology that cares

Care homes understand the positive impact an animal can have on the wellbeing of their residents. But inviting live animals into a care setting isn’t always easy or appropriate.

V-Thera virtual pets allow you to offer the fun and engagement of a real pet in a hygenic, predictable and flexible way that fits in easily with your daily routine.

Virtual Pets, Real Benefits

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  • Fun, involving and engaging

  • Encourages movement and communication

  • Relaxes, stimulates, enhances positive mood

For Residents

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  • Easy to accommodate into the life of the home

  • Quick setup designed for simplicity

  • Excellent opportunity to bond with residents

For Care Staff

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For Managers

  • Advanced Mixed Reality technology

  • Adds to the care offering of your home

  • Real benefits, with no training required

  • Ideal for previous pet owners, but also people nervous of animals

  • Pets always ready to play

  • Run, fetch, sit, lie down, roll over on command

  • Controlled by voice, hand signals or in-game button

  • VR experience not necessary

  • There’s even a moggie for cat lovers

Easy to Experience

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An older man with gray hair and beard smiling while wearing a virtual reality headset in a cozy living room.

Technology That Brings Care To Life

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  • V-Thera comes preloaded and ready to go on a Meta Quest 3S headset

  • Instructions for set up and play included

  • Choose from four popular dog breeds and one cat

  • Virtual pet appears in the player’s familiar carehome setting

  • Sharing function casts the resident’s experience onto monitors or laptops

  • Each session should be up to 10 minutes, with no limit on the number of sessions

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