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California Fire Department Using VR To Train Recruits How To Fight Wildfires

VRScout

VR technology offers firefighters-in-training realistic training scenarios. Capable of burning 10,000 acres of forest within an hour, the wildfires–more accurately described as firestorms –pose a unique challenge to firefighters that have been hard to replicate in standard training–until now.

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How Virtual Reality Is Revolutionizing Police Training

ARPost

Unfortunately, police officers in the US only receive less than six months of police training—which is where virtual reality comes in. Using VR helps augment the need for more in-depth training in a safe and immersive training environment.

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How VR Is Being Used For Counter-Drone Training

VRScout

A rise in drone-based warfare highlights the need for counter-drone training solutions. “As the global leader in the C-UAS sector, DroneShield is well placed to provide the training.”. “Operator’s solutions are enabling defence and law enforcement to rapidly train for these new situations in realistic, virtual environments.

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US Air Force Experiments With VR Suicide Prevention Training

VRScout

Airmen and their spouses are taught how to comfort distressed individuals in a virtual environment. Last year VRgineers revealed that its professional-grade headset was being used by several airbases as part of its pilot training program. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force video by Nicholas Pilch. One life lost to suicide is too many.”

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Global Brands Implementing VR Training to Maximize Efficiency in the Workplace

ARPost

VR training is not an entirely new concept. For several years now, we’ve seen companies incorporating virtual reality into their training solutions. Here, we go through some of the global brands implementing VR training. 11 Global Enterprises Using VR Training. 11 Global Enterprises Using VR Training.

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Strivr Achieves 2 Million Enterprise VR Training Sessions

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, Strivr announced that its enterprise-grade VR training service reached an “industry record-setting milestone” of roughly 2 million sessions launched across its client base. According to the firm, the achievement marks Strivr’s vision of optimising immersive training and driving enterprise XR adoption.

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Everyone Wins! How Games Can Improve Learning Outcomes Across Multiple Generations

Speaker: Stephen Baer, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Game Agency

More and more instructional designers are asking what games they should use to increase the effectiveness of their training and to engage their target audience. In this webinar, you will learn: How different generations respond to varying styles of learning. March 16th, 2022 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm GMT