Training with virtual reality:

the 6 best use cases

Virtual reality has arrived today with better performance thanks to the miniaturization of hardware and better performance in which scenes can be simulated with increasingly higher quality.

All major VR hardware manufacturers have in their records success stories tied to training in the real industry and not just entertainment.

Industrial Safety

It is no longer necessary to light fires in open environments to learn how to extinguish them, with the associated risks and expense. With virtual reality, it is possible to recreate the scenes with a pair of VR goggles. When we go to these apprenticeships, usually in firefighting spaces, we see the situations almost like in real life and we have to go there to feel those situations. With virtual reality simulators we can see in 360º and observe the whole scene without the danger associated with the fire. With these tools we can execute the same actions that happen in real life with extinguishers, hoses, sounds and movements, light and extinguish the fire and learn the rules.

Work at heights

In the same way we can recreate the high places for which we need to learn to master vertigo, walk in narrow places, listen to the wind and see down without “falling”. In this way we can gain confidence knowing that in reality we have both feet on the ground, which is more difficult when we are 10 meters above the ground and our legs are shaking. These trainings are necessary to master unexpected situations in which we do not know how to react, but without needing sophisticated facilities or far away from our work site. The experience is as real as if we were on site, living the risks, but with the remote possibility of an accident or loss of life. This way we can go to work with more confidence. It is also possible to certify what has been learned with a knowledge test or by taking out of the virtual reality goggles the analytics for each user thanks to the more than 60 sensors present in them.

Logistics optimization

As almost any situation can be recreated in these trainings, it is possible for example to recreate warehouse and logistics systems.

Thus the user can play with different processes, shapes and spaces that will look exactly the same in real life, thus learning in a cost-effective way.

Aviation safety

A well-known simulator allows airport officials to examine the critical points before takeoff of an aircraft without even having been near one.

It is possible to simulate any element, allow to walk inside or outside, “touch” the parts, disassemble and reassemble.

When the person arrives at the job site, he will simply recognize what he saw on the simulator and can be effective immediately, without on-site retraining.

Virtual Training: Reduction of interruptions in industrial processes

Given the high cost of the machinery, few companies decide to have a parallel equipment to train their employees, so they have to stop their production line for minutes or even hours.

These stops for training are extremely costly for the production line.

Besides the time, it is important the cost of wasted inputs in training or training errors.

With a virtual reality simulator it is possible to use the equipment infinitely, make mistakes, correct them, go back in the process and see inside the machine what happens, which is impossible in real life.

Shared health scenarios

These simulators allow doctors, nurses and patients to detach themselves from critical situations by experiencing scenes from reality, allowing them to get their own anxiety out of the way.

It is possible to develop shared environments such as role-playing games where everyone wears virtual reality goggles and recreates a situation for learning.

The collaborator is immersed in the “reality” and focuses on

Unlike real life that has so many distractions during training, virtual reality makes the user forget about the outside world and immerse themselves in learning.

Scenarios can mimic the corporate image of real spaces or can be as imaginative as desired;

making the user fully concentrate and all their senses focused.

The Virtual Involve platform is a perfect example of virtual reality training.

Can be repeated at zero cost

Since no trainer, rented space or printed materials are required, it is possible to repeat the training as many times as desired, without spending more than the initial investment.

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