SIMULATED REALITY served as a contractor for PENUMBRA, Inc. for 33 months, developing platforms and applications for the REAL SYSTEM™ using virtual reality and cross-device metaverse technologies.

These innovations enabled patients to use a FedRAMP®-aligned secure architecture complete with voice commands and a first-to-market, controller-free user experience offering a unique VR grab-and-go, sef-guided, wellness experience that could install, update and launch other apps as a complete standalone platform solution for the XVI products, a short for i-Series™, VISION™ and x-Series™ products.

The XVI backbone system was fully functional and capable as a platform, operating within a structured, federally mandated security framework, supported by continuous monitoring to achieve and maintain an authorized status. The sophisticated caching system enabled full operation while in 100% offline mode and/or an SD-CARD swap mode, updating and installing multiple Unity and Unreal game engine apps developed by SIMULATED REALITY and multiple external studios such as STEEL WOOL, VIRTULEAP, PENUMBRA STUDIOS, and others that used SDKs (Software Development Kits) designed, developed, maintained and supported by SIMULATED REALITY.

The Unreal and Unity SDK (screenshot below) allowed external game development teams to easily plug-n-play a common and consistent way to make selections, grab, return, go home, recenter, enable REAL CONNECT™ and REAL REMOTE™ commands.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We placed documentation where developers couldn't miss, or receive outdated information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To onboard developers in the XVI system, we developed a Sandbox environment that enables easy uploading and managing of new app versions, testings, access to Tools & Middleware, and more. In total, we have integrated the following apps: SERENE LAKE, WORLD TRAVELER, ENHANCE, MUSIC IN MOTION, BREATHE, RECLINE, HONOR EVERYWHERE, LOST IN THE DESERT, INTO THE CLOUD,  
BEACH RETREATS, FORESTS & FIELDS, GUIDED MINDFULNESS, SKIES AND AURORAS, WILD LIFE ENCOUNTERS and UNDERWATER ADVENTURES.
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Our work not only earned patent-winning recognition with REAL CONNECT™ and REAL REMOTE™. but also positioned these cutting-edge solutions as industry game-changers, elevating the standard of medical technology innovation. In August 2024, we were pleased to learn that Penumbra had received a patent for the innovative REAL CONNECT™ technology a feature originally developed while we were providing services to SIXENSE, Inc., a company acquired by Penumbra in September 2021. We worked with SIXENSE for 29 months, designing the XVI platform and apps from concept to acquistion.

 

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Overall, SIMULATED REALITY devoted more than five passionate years building multiple XVI enabled platforms over the Vive Focus 1 headset. We released multiple platform and third-party app installs and updates each year. During this time, we developed and supported Unity and Unreal SDKs, enabling 2nd- and 3rd-party developers to create their own experiences. 

The i-Series™ platform was a first-to-market, innovation-packed virtual reality (VR) software toolkit and communication system that provided one-to-one, real-time video and audio communication to share immersive experiences like never before. 

Users wear a virtual reality headset and control the system using voice commands and head movements to be virtually transported around the world, play games, and share activities. Friends and family can join using a Mac or Windows computer to have a shared experience and even control what is being seen in the virtual reality headset. The i-Series and x-Series were used by the United States Veterans Administration, hospitals, and clinics across the entire country.

Penumbra is a multi-billion-dollar corporation and a leader in healthcare innovation. We couldn't be more proud to have contributed to their mission, and we are incredibly thankful to have been chosen as a contractor to help execute such a groundbreaking vision to improve people's lives using virtual reality.

Please watch the respective VISION™ and i-Series™ product announcement videos.