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US Fire Department Launches VR Training Programme

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Clackamas Fire District has ploughed $50K into a VR training programme for its firefighters and paramedics. The money went into purchasing virtual reality (VR) software created by the Australian company EmergiSim, with headsets costing much less by comparison that are available to buy from Amazon for $199.

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HapticVR Technology as a Means to Facilitate Better Surgical Training

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A recent peer-reviewed study published in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery details the benefits of applying HapticVR technology to surgical training. In the study, haptic feedback technology was used alongside non-haptic immersive VR training to assess the impact of the former.

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New PwC Report: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training

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It’s no secret that virtual reality is an effective tool for hard skills training and job simulations. In a recent PwC study , it shows that VR also makes soft skills training more impactful. Here, we’re going to delve into the effectiveness of VR for soft skills training. Moreover, they were 3.75

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Strivr Achieves 2 Million Enterprise VR Training Sessions

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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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Why Your Next Workplace Training Session Might Be in the Belly of a Volcano

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Whoever said workplace training had to be boring? In the world of training, education , and development, what’s fun and what’s effective are often one and the same. Can you remember the last time you took part in workplace training? If not, that might be because it wasn’t very memorable.

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Case Study: Toyota Streamlines Production with AR

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Our research arm ARtillery Intelligence tackled these questions in its report: Enterprise AR: Best Practices & Case Studies , which we’ve excerpted below, featuring Toyota’s AR deployment.*. Enterprise AR: Best Practices & Case Studies, Volume One. Driving Continuous Improvement. Attack from All Sides.

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Strivr Enhances Immersive Learning With Generative AI, Equips VR Training Platform With Mental Health and Well-Being Experiences

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Strivr , a virtual reality training solutions startup, was founded as a VR training platform for professional sports leagues such as the NBA, NHL, and NFL. Today, Strivr has made its way to the job training scene with an innovative approach to employee training, leveraging generative AI (GenAI) to transform learning experiences.

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