Studies have shown that controlled breathing exercises may help to reduce stress and improve mental health, leading to a surge in public interest in activities like meditation that can deliver these benefits in-person and remotely.

研究表明，控制呼吸练习可能有助于减轻压力和改善心理健康，从而导致公众对冥想等活动的兴趣激增，这些活动可以亲自或远程提供这些益处。

DeepWell DTx was set up a couple of years ago to help people get the same benefits in a gaming environment, seeking to overcome one of the main problems with ‘breathwork’ therapies – they can be hard work and patients can struggle to motivate themselves to participate regularly.

DeepWell DTx成立于几年前，旨在帮助人们在游戏环境中获得同样的好处，试图克服“呼吸工作”疗法的主要问题之一-他们可能很辛苦，患者可能难以激励自己定期参与。

Now, after years in development, the company’s solution has been officially launched. It takes the form of a virtual reality (VR) action shooter game called Zengeance that it says can help users tackle stress and gain emotional resilience “with every breath.”

现在，经过多年的发展，该公司的解决方案已经正式推出。它采用了一款名为Zengeance的虚拟现实（VR）动作射击游戏的形式，该游戏称它可以帮助用户应对压力，并“通过每一次呼吸”获得情绪弹性

The idea is that it is much easier to immerse oneself in a game for the time required to get a benefit from breathing exercises, a strategy that is being explored for other game-based digital therapeutics.

这个想法是，让自己沉浸在游戏中所需的时间更容易从呼吸练习中受益，这是一种正在为其他基于游戏的数字疗法探索的策略。

In Zengeance, players breathe audibly – or alternatively, hum, chant, or sing – to control their Orb in the VR world, uncover hidden Dark Wraith enemies, and shoot them. The Orb returns to the player on an inhale and is fired on an exhale.

在Zengeance中，玩家可以听到呼吸声（或者嗡嗡声、吟唱声或歌唱声）来控制他们在VR世界中的球体，发现隐藏的黑暗幽灵敌人，然后射杀他们。球在吸气时返回给玩家，呼气时发射。

“The more you master your breath and vocalise through ‘vocal toning’, the more potent the Orb becomes, revealing even the stealthiest of Wraiths an empowering your arsenal of sacred weaponry,” according to the game blurb, which adds: “Play better in this world – feel better in your own.”

The health premise is that vocal breathing stimulates the vagus nerve, promoting relaxation and reducing stress and blood pressure. Combining breath, motion, precision, and rhythm effectively can regulate emotion, release endorphins, and provide positive distraction that avoids negative rumination, according to the game’s developers..

健康的前提是发声呼吸刺激迷走神经，促进放松，减轻压力和血压。游戏开发者表示，将呼吸、运动、精准度和节奏有效地结合起来，可以调节情绪，释放内啡肽，并提供积极的分心，避免消极的沉思。。

A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of breathwork on stress and mental health published in the journal Nature last year concluded that overall the approach seems to provide “small to medium” benefits.

去年发表在《自然》杂志上的一项关于呼吸工作对压力和心理健康的随机对照试验的荟萃分析得出结论，总体而言，这种方法似乎提供了“中小型”的益处。

Alongside the action shooter part of the game, players can enter a separate Zen Garden VR space that teaches breathwork techniques in a calm setting and generates rewards that can be transferred to the regular gameplay.

除了游戏中的动作射击部分外，玩家还可以进入一个单独的禅园VR空间，在平静的环境中教授呼吸技巧，并产生可以转移到常规游戏中的奖励。

“As the world continues to combat the global mental health crisis, mental health support is still largely inaccessible: 70-80% of people with mental health issues do not manage them due to stigma, accessibility, and cost,” commented Ryan Douglas, DeepWell DTx founder and chief therapeutic designer.

DeepWell DTx创始人兼首席治疗设计师瑞安·道格拉斯（RyanDouglas）评论道：“随着世界继续与全球心理健康危机作斗争，心理健康支持在很大程度上仍然无法获得：70-80%的心理健康问题患者由于耻辱感，可及性和成本而无法管理他们。”。

“Where some people find meditation or daily breathwork apps boring, uncompelling, or not fun enough to use regularly, Zengeance is designed to meet people where they play with an enjoyable world-class game.”

“当一些人觉得冥想或日常呼吸工作应用程序无聊、缺乏吸引力或没有足够的乐趣来经常使用时，Zengeance旨在满足人们玩世界级游戏的乐趣。”

Zengeance is available on the Meta Game Store, with a current price of $19,99, and is compatible with Meta Quest 2 and 3 VR headsets.

Zengeance在Meta Game Store上提供，当前价格为19.99美元，并且与Meta Quest 2和3 VR耳机兼容。