What Is VSimulators?
Our academic and industry partners explain how VSimulators can enable multi-disciplinary research into factors affecting human comfort, health and wellbeing
Sectors
VSimulators provides a platform for multi-disciplinary research to study the human experience of real world environments. It is a catalyst, supported by an extraordinary community of researchers and industry leaders from structural engineering, physiotherapy, psychology, architecture, biomechanics, immersive reality, vibration engineering and human movement science. Click on the sector links below to explore ways in which VSimulators can support academic and industry based research.
VSimulators support research in transforming construction, modular design and reductions in embodied energy, by placing people at the centre of their customised design prior to construction.
VSimulators enables research into the factors affecting human comfort, perception and responses to their environment. This will enable people to be placed at the centre of future design.
Human Movement, Health & Wellbeing
VSimulators supports extensive research into how people move, balance and respond to their surroundings, creating intervention programmes, environment designs and equipment to enable people to live independent and fulfilling lives.
VSimulators offers state of the art virtual reality technology aligned to a motion platform and environmental conditions, creating a realistic, immersive experience for exploration by one or more people.
VSimulators can handle multiple feeds of raw information contributing to the development of new ways to visually interpret, analyse and use complex or multiple feeds of data.
VSimulators can uniquely support research into vibration analysis of structures, machinery and other engineered facilities, advising on the proposed design before starting construction.
VSimulators provides a platform for the development of new and novel creative techniques, as a tool for expression, performance and story telling.
Our Expertise
Our knowledge base can support your use of the VSimulator facilities. With expertise spanning from structural dynamics to vibration engineering, psychological analysis to medical application, and biomechanical investigation to physiological data capture, our interdisciplinary team can support a broad range of sectors in using the VSimulators facilities for research purposes.
Latest News
Find out the latest news on the VSimulators facilities in Exeter and Bath

Helping people with Parkinson’s and freezing of gait take the first step: VSimulators technology supporting novel, low-cost community interventions
Research aiming to train people with Parkinson’s to shift their balance and overcome ‘freezing of gait’ (a feeling that one’s feet are stuck to the floor), has received funding from Parkinson’s UK.
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Holovis upgrades world-leading VSimulator motion platform at University of Exeter
Holovis, who design and install world-class immersive experiences, have added further capability and functionality to the University of Exeter’s VSimulator at Exeter Science Park.
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VSimulators@Exeter film available to view
The University of Exeter VSimulators team are delighted to announce that a video created by Rowe Films, demonstrating the recently opened and operational commercial and research facility in action, is now available to view.
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