Master your instincts
Biometric integrated VR to train soldiers and emergency responders to stay in control when it matters most.
Acute stress kills
From dangerous risk taking to full physical shutdown, an uncontrolled response to acute stress diminishes performance in critical moments and can have real, immediate, and fatal consequences.Long term continued exposure to stress can lead to physical and emotional exhaustion, PTSD, and other mental health issues.
Stress Exposure Training &
Stress Inoculation Training
(SET/SIT) is:
1. Expensive
Existing SET/SIT training can be extremely costly per unit and often even more costly logistically.
2. Inaccessible
High burden of organisation, accommodation and transportation limits this training to specialised units.
3. Imprecise
Performance and progress tracking too often relies on general observation and subjective judgment.
We use a VR environment to safely stimulate a real stress response in participants
During play, we monitor each player's Heart Rate Variability (HRV), a measure for the body's response to acute stress.
As players get more stressed, audio and visual components are restricted, making it harder to complete challenges.
These challenges are key to assessing how well players can stay in control while under pressure.
The more players learn to stay calm, the easier it is to succeed. This feedback loop trains their autonomic nervous system's response to extreme danger: improving performance when it matters most.
BRAVR applies principles learned from 15+ years of
academic research, using Virtual Reality (VR) to stimulate
an actual, autonomic physical stress response.
BRAVR Team
Thijs
Doornbos
Engineering
Hi, I'm Thijs. Dad, dev, dreamer.
I am a full-stack engineer turned award winning game and VR developer in commercial and academic markets, specialised in bioinformatics.
Ken
Koontz
Creative
I’m a curious designer, and dad to two little rugrats under two, also an award winning creator of applied behavioural science games in research and mental healthcare for over 15 years.
Devon
Yagian
Audio
I am a sonic artist and an anthropologist who grew up on a diet of punk and spooky fx tapes. Most importantly, the father of a super curious and totally wild 8 yr-old boy.
Lena
Čechovičová
Research
I am a Masters student in Brain and Cognition who is obsessed with psychology and occultism. I love bad puns, mysteries, big questions, and I can’t stand wet socks.
Our Advisors
Latest News
2026
February 2nd - BRAVR is recognised as a top wellness startup in the Netherlands.
Check it out here.
January 26th - Scott Williamson Dip PSLM, MSYL just raised our standards, bringing hard-earned law enforcement and government training expertise as BRAVR’s newest advisor.
More about Scott here.
January 12th - Lena Čechovičová joins BRAVR from the University of Amsterdam in Applied Cognition, armed with a sharp mind, fresh perspective, and zero fluff.
More about Lena here.
2025
August 25th - Devon Yagian joins the BRAVR team, everyones' ears are officially in better hands.
More about Devon here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some common questions we have encountered during the development of this project.
Are you hiring?
We're always looking for exceptional people to make our company their company too.
Use the contact form and ask for application information.
Do I need a VR system?
No - we provide everything you need in a plug-and-play box, no technical know-how needed.
How can I view a demo or playtest?
Fill out the contact form and ask! Depending on time zone, we'll typically respond within a working day.
What does success look like for BRAVR?
Success is imagining something and making it real. We imagined effective mental readiness training at scale, and we're working to make that real for a national-size organisation.
Let's build BRAVR together.
Acute stress ruins decision making.
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Supporting Research
VR stimulation in stress exposure/inoculation and stress response (Stress inducing VR)
Virtual reality adaptive stimulation of limbic networks in the mental readiness training
Stress inoculation training supported by physiology-driven adaptive virtual reality stimulation
Evoking stress reactivity in virtual reality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Virtual Reality Applications for Stress Management Training in the Military
Realtime biometric measurements for stress management
HRV as a stress response training measurement
Impact of Immersion in design
The stress and workload of virtual reality training: the effects of presence, immersion and flow
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