Bigna Lenggenhager and her team are investigating how immersive technologies and AI can be used to foster self-compassion. A new preprint shows that brief VR-based interventions reduce self-criticism, regardless of how strongly participants identify with their digital version of themselves as a child. Brandenberger, D., Zybinska, P., Wiesendanger, J., Frund,… Read More »Technology-based approaches to fostering self-compassion
In the project “The impact of Deepfakes in virtual reality scenarios for mental health therapy” a prototype for a therapeutic intervention was developed that combines virtual reality with generative AI. The aim was to strengthen self-compassion in cases of psychological stress by engaging users in an immersive dialogue with a… Read More »Project closure: VR and generative AI to promote self-compassion
The second Founder Call enables projects that aim to establish a start-up or spin-off, from the initial idea to proof of concept. Algorithm-based leukaemia diagnosis, digital memory boxes for people with dementia and EdTech certification demonstrate the breadth of the projects. The second Founder Call in the innovation program supports… Read More »Eleven projects approved in the second Founder Call