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Immersive Training for Retention

Tech Trends VR

We then discuss the neuroscience of learning with immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), and show why their grounding in experience is advantageous for guarding against forgetting. Immersive technology trains for retention and builds situational awareness that is critical in healthcare Click To Tweet.

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Oculus Details ‘Buffered Haptics’ for Advanced Haptics on Touch Controllers

Road to VR

Oculus has added new documentation to their developer knowledge base detailing the ‘buffered haptics’ feature of the Oculus SDK, a method for programming more advanced haptic feedback from the company’s Touch controllers. The SDK supports two approaches to controller haptics, Buffered and Non-buffered.

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Report: Using Extended Reality in Healthcare

Tech Trends VR

. The healthcare industry is ripe for embracing immersive xR learning technologies in training professionals and informing patients. xR technologies have the potential to improve the quality and quantity of training, to reduce training costs and to enhance patient satisfaction Click To Tweet. Gaining a solid knowledge base (e.g.,

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Report: Building Healthcare Expertise With VR

Tech Trends VR

Can immersive technologies help professionals in the healthcare sector build crucial expertise and save lives? Merriam-Webster defines an expert as “one who displays special knowledge or skills representing mastery of a particular subject that derives from training or experience”. VR for Knowledge-Based Expertise Training.