gameChange

gameChange is a UK digital therapeutics company/project focused on automated virtual reality therapy for people with psychosis and related severe mental health conditions. Its lead product, gameChange VR therapy, delivers cognitive behavioral therapy through immersive simulations of everyday situations such as shops, buses, and cafes, guided by a virtual coach rather than a live therapist. The therapy is designed to reduce anxious avoidance, distress, and paranoia while improving quality of life, and it has been evaluated in a large multicenter clinical trial. The initiative is closely linked to the University of Oxford, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Oxford VR, and the treatment has been introduced into NHS mental health services. Overall, gameChange sits at the intersection of digital therapeutics, virtual reality, and serious mental illness care.