Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing. The post Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 26, 2019

An exclusive webinar will explore how VR & AR are Transforming Training, Education & Worker Guidance. Research from ABI shows that the global enterprise VR training market is expected to grow to $6.3 The burgeoning growth of the immersive learning sector has already thrown up several key benefits Click To Tweet.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In particular, the XR (Extended Reality) world offers training companies and educators a unique opportunity to embed their students in powerful, experience-driven lessons. Here’s your guide to Immersive Training. What is Immersive Training? The current traditional training (Blended Learning 2.0)

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EON Reality

MARCH 27, 2024

This expansion marks a significant milestone in bringing state-of-the-art experiential learning and training solutions to the island’s academic institutions and businesses. Multi-Device Compatibility: EON-XR makes immersive learning possible on any device, broadening access to cutting-edge technology across the island.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A new immersive training facility and program, the Immersive Technology Institute (ITI), has been launched Luton, UK in a collaboration between Central Bedfordshire College (CBC) and AI and VR development firm AiSolve. This translates to an ability to help educate and train students who will become the workforce of tomorrow.”.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2023

XR Today reports on the latest extended reality news from around the globe, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2024

Recently, Network Rail officially taught more than 1,000 students at the Trinity Academy in Thorne, Doncaster, a landmark number for immersive training programmes. The immersive learning units leveraged VR headsets to simulate rail lines and the dangers of such spaces and 360-degree presentations.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 10, 2024

Today, Interplay Learning announced a strategic partnership with Peterman Brothers’ Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical divisions to distribute immersive learning services to ten Peterman service branches and their workers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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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VRScout

APRIL 5, 2023

Intellic Technologies is just one company using immersive technology to train pilots. The system utilizes the FS3D virtual wildland training hardware and software to immerse pilots in hyper-realistic training scenarios featuring VR and mixed reality technology, photo-realistic imagery, and scientific fire growth modeling.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 4, 2024

VirtualSpeech, an immersive training solutions provider integrating genAI technology to make responsive and personalized enterprise training scenarios, recently announced that it is teaming up with Lenovo and Qualcomm to launch its VR service on the ThinkReality VRX headset and Snapdragon Spaces ecosystem.

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AIXR

MARCH 10, 2023

If you are a regular reader of AIXR Insights articles, you’ll likely be no stranger to the rise of immersive technology in the workforce, specifically for training and skill development. You might not be so familiar with the concept of AI in immersive training, which will be discussed in this article. Maybe not right now.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 22, 2024

Much like virtual training sessions can save money by allowing learners to train using digital twins of experience machinery and kit, virtual showcases like the Liverpool station experience can offer a range of participants a digital presentation of a large-scale investment, making sure the project is correct and beneficial ahead of onsite work.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 4, 2024

Clackamas Fire District has ploughed $50K into a VR training programme for its firefighters and paramedics. Rick Huffman, Division Chief of EMS, Clackamas Fire District #1 , shared his thoughts about the new VR training programme: “The bottom line with this type of training is [that it allows us to] train for a lot of victims.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2024

Moreover, the firm will train astronauts on the space station’s workflows via VR and allow designers to refine the station, therefore laying the groundwork for putting a person on Mars. Training procedures include workflows crucial to the Artemis space station missions. Will VR Help NASA Land on Mars?

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2023

Immersive technology is for more than just gaming. Researchers based out of the Ohio State University College of Medicine have created a disaster response training program that uses VR technology to prepare first responders for various mass casualty emergencies, according to an official release.

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Program Ace

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Discover the impact of virtual reality training design: its benefits, best practices, and real-world success. Learn how VR reshapes skill development and knowledge transfer.

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VRScout

JANUARY 10, 2021

Immersive education presents a safer, more effective alternative to conventional learning. Training and education barriers exist at all levels of education—from primary to post-secondary students and on through these student’s careers into Enterprise and business training programs. VISUAL LEARNING.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Invesco, a global investment firm, recently launched a virtual reality training experience they custom built using the new Moth+Flame’s VR authoring tool. Taking only 72 hours to develop, this custom VR training gives us a glimpse of the vast potential the new VR tool offers.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2023

The use of VR training for mental health awareness is not a new concept. With Mental Health Awareness Month serving as a crucial reminder of the importance of addressing mental health concerns, we once again go through the role immersive technologies play in promoting mental health awareness and providing support.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 14, 2020

Companies across the world are discovering the benefit of implementing virtual reality (VR) training as a way of safely teaching employees new skills. Immersive Factory is a specialist in VR-based training exercises for occupational health, safety and environment (HSE) and was part of HTC’s Vive X accelerator in London, UK.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 18, 2023

Varjo, a manufacturer and innovator of MR headsets, is a joint partner in many enterprise-grade immersive operations, notably vehicle training and simulation. Varjo released a report highlighting a recent partner success story with FORCE Technology to provide cost-efficient maritime immersive training solutions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As companies increasingly demand virtual reality (VR) training solutions, enterprises like Virtualware are creating them for Europe and the world’s largest enterprises. The comprehensive suite of solutions allows businesses to engage with immersive training services complete with hardware, software, and solutions.

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VRScout

JUNE 30, 2022

Elegant training for a more civilized age. It’s no secret that medical training is an expensive and time-consuming process. Thanks to immersive technology, however, healthcare centers around the world are capable of training doctors, therapists, and surgeons at a faster rate while spending less. Image Credit: GigXR.

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NVidia VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

How do you train someone to deactivate a landmine, work with pathogens in a lab or triage disaster victims with head injuries? Traditional hazardous duty training is expensive and limiting, according to Sandra Marshall, chief technologist at Booz Allen. There’s a real need for improvement in training for high-risk jobs.”.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2020

Utah-based company eLearning Brothers has made a safer approach to training firefighters using virtual reality. Here, we’ll delve into the advantages of virtual reality in training firefighters. We’ll also discuss future opportunities for VR fire training. We’ll also discuss future opportunities for VR fire training.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 31, 2023

This month, Start Beyond partnered with US enterprise-grade VR training platform provider Strivr to revolutionize immersive learning for APAC end users. Start Beyond partnered with Strivr via its Partner Program, which aims to find immersive industry expert firms to accelerate the effectiveness and adoption of VR training.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2023

The Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2023 was drafted by Rep. Emerging technologies, such as XR, can help meet people where they are and expand access to cutting-edge technology and training resources,” remarked XRA CEO Elizabeth Hyman in a press release shared with ARPost. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Rep.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 30, 2023

This Tuesday, Roundtable Learning, a VR training solution for enterprise end-users, announced that it would partake in Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s According to the firms, the team is working to optimise learning and trainee performance during immersive training sessions.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When moving from store to store, proper training has become an essential skill for cooks, chefs, and staff to deliver the top reputations for restaurants. A ‘seasoned’ designer, Smith has created training materials for some of the world’s top restaurant brands, including Five Guys, Papa Johns, and others. What’s Next for XR Training?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Immersive technology and artificial intelligence collide. Virtualspeech, an online soft skills training platform, has implemented the widely talked-about artificial intelligence (AI) language model, ChatGPT, into its VR training courses. For this, the platform has earned numerous learning awards for education and training.

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ARPost

AUGUST 11, 2023

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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The immersive experience is enhanced by the detachment from the physical surroundings, including co-located colleagues. But for truly effective training and learning, wouldn’t a shared experience be better? It’s through teamwork we solve challenging problems, and perform most effectively.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) medical training firm Vantari VR has begun rolling out its software platform across the Middle East and Italy to help democratise medical training worldwide, the company announced last week.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Immersive training is one of the top verticals for virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR). Using the novel immersive trainer, both Warpin and the SRC aim to democratise access to First Aid training in critical areas like the workplace and difficult environments.

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