Welcome to the Mindful Metaverse: TRIPP x EvolVR

The Metaverse is making headlines but not for the reasons it should be.

It’s been mocked, labeled overhyped, and as the running joke on crypto Twitter goes, “But in the metaverse…” — a sort of eye roll at its mention ad nauseum.

At its core the metaverse is a place to create a new reality.

So why are we building virtual storefronts? Creating limits on virtual real estate that is inherently limitless? We are replicating the earth (and soul)-depleting models of a world we finally have the chance to reimagine.

We have to think outside the “take your digital twin to a virtual mall and buy a digital Gucci purse” box.

That’s how TRIPP was born. We believe that alternate realities can be used to break the limits of what’s possible, immersing users in experiences they can’t have in the real world to help them feel mentally and emotionally supported in any world.

At a time when human connection is needed more than ever, I couldn’t be more excited to announce TRIPP’s acquisition of EvolVR, the world’s first and largest VR meditation community. TRIPP and EVolVR will host safe virtual spaces where members can come together. We’re providing users with access to live virtual events focused on mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and making them accessible through multiple XR access points.

This is TRIPP’s version of the Metaverse: the Mindful Metaverse.

The making of the Mindful Metaverse

In my 15+ years in gaming, I recognized the potential for VR to transform lives. Coupled with my love of video games and a decades long practice of meditation, the arrival of virtual reality inspired me to create spaces and experiences that uplift and transform your sense of wellbeing.

Hence, when TRIPP was founded in 2017, we set out to develop the tools for anyone to access and prioritize mental wellbeing through increasingly popular access points: VR, AR, and mobile.

My hunch was right: in less than four years, TRIPP has delivered close to 4 million wellness sessions and counting, making us the fastest-growing XR wellness platform. And our global market availability could not have come at a more urgent time. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a mental health pandemic unto itself, where more than 4 in 10 adults reported experiencing anxiety or depression in its aftermath.

This is why it’s no surprise that TRIPP’s member count tripled in 2020 and again in 2021 when people were unable to pursue traditional means of mental and emotional support during prolonged periods of lockdown and isolation.

Through award-winning interactive gameplay, guided breath work and meditations grounded in scientific research, we developed the psychological safety net that helped people find peace and calm so desperately needed from the convenience of their homes.

Building communities through mindfulness

We’ve been steadily expanding our TRIPP community with AR offerings through partnerships like Nreal and the development we are currently doing on the Niantic Lightship platform.

But EvolVR’s acquisition marks a new milestone in the world we’re working to build.

Founded by Jeremy Nickel, EvolVR currently hosts up to 30 live group meditation sessions a week in VR worlds such as AltspaceVR and Engage bringing together a community of ~40,000 people, guiding them towards a more mindful existence.

Unlike other communal virtual reality experiences that aren’t regulated, each EvolVR session is moderated to maintain a safe space for all participants.

In the groundbreaking Death Q&A and Uncertainty conversations hosted by EvolVR, for example, people convene and share stories of grief, loss, and the human tenacity to carry on. EvolVR has helped many community members through life’s challenges as well as celebrated each others successes in virtual spaces. Some people have even found partners in the EvolVR community!

A new TRIPP

I couldn’t be happier to have Jeremy join TRIPP’s leadership team as our new VP of Community & Live Events and support him in building out his vision for the next phase of EvolVR as a part of TRIPP.

Through this acquisition, we are able to expand beyond deepening connection to self, to ultimately provide members with a gateway to a global mindfulness community in the metaverse. We are honored to work with Jeremy and his team in building the mindful metaverse, and in the meantime provide supportive community-driven mindfulness experiences to anyone across VR, AR and mobile.

Welcome EvolVR Community and team to the TRIPP family!

Welcome to the Mindful Metaverse.