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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

The Ghost Howls

Today I’m very proud to host on my blog what is probably one of the best interviews I have ever had in these 6 years of career in VR blogging. I promised to celebrate this blog’s birthday with a few cool interviews and this is one of them. Dangerous: training firefighters. There was a lot of hardware work.

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Ecuador Is Launching A VR Training Program Supported By The World Bank

VRScout

Immersive training has the potential to make a huge impact on Ecuador’s education system. “ActiVaR,” one of the first technical training programs in Latin America, was launched at an event in Quito, Ecuador where 150 participants experienced VR and AR training techniques–many of them for the first time.

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Talespin Building Virtual Human Tech to Train Interpersonal Skills in VR

Road to VR

With increasing demand among employers for employees with great interpersonal communication skills, VR training company Talespin is bringing ‘virtual human’ training scenarios to its platform. Unconscious Bias Training. Sensitivity Training. De-escalation Training. Image courtesy Talespin.

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Mixed Reality Transforms Devon Medical Training

CraneMorley

Back to Blog Page In recent years, the field of medical training has witnessed a significant transformation, thanks to cutting-edge technologies. A notable success story comes from a training site in Devon, where mixed reality is being hailed as a game-changer in medical education.

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XR Healthcare Case Study in Focus: Siemens Healthineers and Virtual Medical Coaching

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Virtual Medical Coaching (VMC) is an immersive training technology developer designing bespoke solutions to enhance the safety of conventional front-line learning environments. The medical edtech company leverages augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) solutions to provide varied and realistic training scenarios.

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Training methods you can implement with Guides

CraneMorley

Back to Blog Page The way company’s train their employees has a significant impact on organization productivity and performance. Effective training gives employees a better understanding of their responsibilities and a deeper knowledge of the skills to succeed in their roles. The skills they develop are transferred on-the-job.

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‘Tribe VR DJ School’ Trains You to Mix Music on Real Equipment

Road to VR

It was recently showcased on the official Oculus blog alongside live performance platform NOYS VR (Early Access, 2017) and interactive music video Show It 2 Me (2017) as three examples of immersive music experiences created for VR.