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Immersive training & learning

Immersive training puts people inside the situation they need to learn: they can practise a dangerous procedure, make a mistake and see the consequence with no real risk. It also records who completed each module and where the team struggles.

These guides explain when VR training makes financial sense, which processes can be taught and how to prepare a project.

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Ten virtual reality training scenarios: machinery, safety, sales, customer service and more
7 min read

10 business processes that can be taught with virtual reality

Ten business processes ideal for virtual reality training: machinery operation, maintenance, safety, emergencies, customer service, sales and more.

Technician with a tablet showing augmented reality instructions overlaid on a machine
7 min read

How augmented reality can help employees while they work

How augmented reality supports employees in their role: guided instructions, maintenance, picking, quality control, remote assistance and training at the moment of need.

Diagram of a virtual reality training simulation with phases for learning, practice and assessment
8 min read

How to create a virtual reality training simulation

A guide to creating a virtual reality training simulation: learning objectives, instructional design, scenarios, assessment, development, testing and rollout.

Four-level pyramid for evaluating training: reaction, learning, behaviour and results
8 min read

How to measure whether immersive training really works

How to assess whether VR or AR training works: a four-level model, metrics for learning, behaviour and the business, control groups and common mistakes when measuring.

Break-even chart comparing the cost of traditional training and virtual reality training
7 min read

When does virtual reality training make economic sense?

When virtual reality training is cost-effective: learner volume, repetition, risk, costs avoided and how to calculate the break-even point against traditional training.

A traditional classroom set against a virtual reality training environment, compared side by side
7 min read

Virtual reality training vs traditional training: advantages and limits

A comparison of virtual reality training and traditional training: effectiveness, cost, safety, scalability and limits. When to choose each one, or combine them.

A checklist covering objectives, experts, content, equipment and metrics for a VR training project
7 min read

What a company should prepare before starting a virtual reality training project

A checklist for companies before launching a virtual reality training project: objectives, experts, content, hardware, space, HR, metrics and legal aspects.

Employee wearing a virtual reality headset practising a procedure in a simulated training environment
7 min read

What is immersive training?

What immersive training is, how it works with virtual, augmented and mixed reality, what types of learning it enables and in which cases it makes most sense for your company.

Worker wearing a hard hat and a virtual reality headset identifying hazards in a simulated industrial environment
7 min read

Virtual reality for health and safety training

How to use virtual reality in health and safety training: hazards, PPE, emergencies, work at height, assessment and compliance with the regulations.

New employee wearing a virtual reality headset taking a virtual tour of the company's facilities
6 min read

Immersive technology for employee onboarding

How to use immersive technology in onboarding: virtual tours, first procedures, company culture, safety training and tracking induction.