SimuDome is a medical immersive dome created for healthcare, rehabilitation and patient wellbeing.
It is designed to provide a calming, accessible and fully immersive environment for patients, residents and care users who may benefit from sensory regulation, relaxation, restorative experiences and supported engagement with therapeutic content.
Unlike individual VR headsets, SimuDome offers a shared immersive healthcare environment that can be used by people in different physical positions, including those who are lying down, seated, using a wheelchair or supported by caregivers. This makes it especially relevant for hospitals, rehabilitation centres, long-term care facilities, special care environments, sensory therapy rooms and wellness-focused medical spaces.
Research published in the Handbook of Virtual Nature Interventions supports the value of immersive nature-based environments in care settings, showing their potential to improve wellbeing, relaxation, recovery and stress reduction, especially for people with limited access to real natural environments. The publication also describes the dome delivered by Polidomes for Eskoo in Finland, where it was designed to be functional and user-friendly for people with mobility limitations.
Research source: https://osuva.uwasa.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/10b3d061-63a4-4cff-ae03-0d6ad886f0d5/content
At SimuDome, we see this as clear validation of a growing need for immersive medical spaces that combine accessibility, comfort and therapeutic potential. A medical dome can support a wide range of applications, including:
- patient calming and stress reduction
- sensory rooms for neurodivergent users
- rehabilitation and recovery environments
- restorative spaces in hospitals and care homes
- guided relaxation and nature-based immersive therapy
- supportive environments for people with reduced mobility
- shared therapeutic experiences with caregivers or staff
The key advantage of SimuDome is that it creates a safe, non-isolating immersive environment. Patients are not separated from staff or caregivers, and the experience can be adjusted in real time to suit different sensory, emotional and physical needs. This makes SimuDome more than a projection structure — it becomes a medical sensory environment designed around the user.
Because different patients respond to different levels of stimulation, SimuDome can be adapted with calming visuals, gentle movement, nature environments, sound design and low-stimulus scenarios. This supports a more personalized approach to patient wellbeing, therapeutic immersion and healthcare experience design.
SimuDome helps healthcare providers create immersive healing environments that are accessible, human-centred and ready for real clinical and care settings.