VR Training - What is it & How to Get Started

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Virtual reality (VR) training leverages immersive technology to place trainees inside a simulated environment transporting them to another time, place, or situation. Virtual training simulations allow users the ability to experience and/or interact with the world around them. When properly designed, users believe what they are seeing and doing is actually real. VR training can lead to reduced training times, better knowledge retention, and overall improvement in job performance.
Virtual training simulations are also a great option for companies looking to provide training remotely or at scale. Most VR systems no longer require external computers or sensor arrays, making the setup and shipping of these systems much simpler then in the past. In addition, with nothing more than a standard WiFi connection, instructors can monitor trainee progress and interact with the simulations in real-time from anywhere on the globe. There are also a number of software solutions available for robust tracking and monitoring of trainees, similar to traditional LMS systems.
There are two types of training that work particularly well in virtual simulations - technical skill training and soft skill training.
Technical Skill Training
Technical VR training simulations are most commonly used to immerse trainees in situations that would otherwise be too difficult, too dangerous, or too expensive to recreate in the real world. Immersive technical training allows users to walk around and interact with their environment in a completely safe and controlled manner. VR technical training has proven to be a valuable tool for practising multi-step or complex tasks, learning new pieces of complicated machinery, mastering control interfaces, practicing skills in differing conditions and more.
Soft Skills Training
Soft skill virtual training - or scenario-based learning - also allows users to partake in scenarios that would otherwise be too difficult, too dangerous or too expensive to replicate in the real world. However, different from technical VR training, these simulations allow trainees to experience real-to-life scenarios from the perspective of someone else, or force users to make critical decisions under pressure. This type of VR training is proving itself as a valuable tool to help improve interpersonal skills, complete compliance requirements, build leadership expertise or tackle H.R. related topics.
A recent study by Stanford University shows that VR soft skills training can be highly effective at building compassion and empathy when compared to traditional training methods.
Why VR Training
Simply put, VR training is effective because it tricks the user’s brain into believing what it is seeing to be real.
In technical training scenarios, users go through the physical motions of a tack, building muscle memory and in turn firing the same neuroreceptors in the brain as if the person were actually performing the task in the real world.
Soft skills VR training puts users in a scenario where they can experience a particular event from another person’s perspective or view a situation that might otherwise be impossible to replicate in a traditional training environment. These experiences create a scene of presence for the trainee leading to an emotional connection to the moment. The training scenario becomes a personal experience for the trainee. This can lead to a long-lasting mental impression of the moment and in turn create deep-seated memories within the brain of the user.
When looked at through a scientific lens, both technical and soft skills VR training create activity in the user’s brain that is indistinguishable from actually taking part in the task in the real world. These experiences literally trick the user's brain into thinking that what it is doing is actually real.
It has also been shown that employees tend to find VR training more enjoyable when compared to traditional training methods.

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What are the software applications that someone would use to prepare technical training? Would using Blender to create objects and then using Unity to create a story work?

[@ChocolateMilkDonuts]

Yes sir. That is a pretty common workflow for VR development. You can also buy prebuilt 3D assets from online marketplaces to save time/cost if the right models are available for your project.