XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Himanshu Palsule, CEO of Cornerstone , sees Immerse Companion as representative of something much larger than its practical functions: “Historically 1:1 personalised training has been difficult to scale, but with Immerse Companion, that changes. This is where corporate training is going.”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Airline Flight Attendant Simulator VR will be available on December 15th via Steam. Coming soon to VR headsets, Airline Flight Attendant Simulator VR is a consumer version of the actual training software used by major airlines and professional flight schools to train cabin crew members.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

FundamentalVR’s multi-person training platform could be the future of remote education for the growing medical sector. The result is a hyper-realistic simulation that allows students to develop the muscle memory needed to properly operate on human patients. Image Credit: FundamentalVR. Image Credit: FundamentalVR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2025

But now the company says its focus is narrowing on training sims and deeper integrations focused on enterprise customer needs, making a followup to the Aero headset is unlikely. Training sims, especially in military and aeronautics, have become an area of growth for Varjo, Wyatt says.

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VRScout

MAY 5, 2022

Earn money helping NASA build a next-gen simulator for researchers and astronauts. Built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, the Mars XR Operations Support System is a virtual environment developed by NASA in collaboration with Buendea that simulates life on the planet Mars. ” Credit: HeroX. ” Credit: HeroX.

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2022

Osso VR’s training platform is currently being used by a number of healthcare centers around the world. The results were fairly surprising, with VR training being subjectively higher-rated than conventional reading and video methods.

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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. It’s incredibly intuitive.

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2021

Members of the Air Force will train in intervention skills, victim advocacy, and reporting protocols. Award-winning VR company Moth + Flame is partnering with the United States Air Force to deploy a VR training program for members of the Air Force in sexual assault prevention and response training (SAPR).

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This poses a problem when an AR experience relies on fine details in the physical environment like in simulation and training. Often, the AR view of the world offered via passthrough has less visual fidelity than the VR view. Varjo has a solution.

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VRScout

AUGUST 20, 2021

VR training lets surgeons in low-resource countries go through the motions before performing on patients. The VR medical company PrecisionOS along with support from Epic Games MegaGrant and Oculus , have launched a VR training module designed specifically for the global nonprofit humanitarian organization SIGN Fracture Care.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Virtualspeech, an online soft skills training platform, has implemented the widely talked-about artificial intelligence (AI) language model, ChatGPT, into its VR training courses. According to an official release , this latest upgrade promises to deliver more realistic interactions throughout a variety of real-world simulations.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2021

VR training designed to help Bank of America employees better understand the diverse needs of their customers. One of the largest financial institutions in the nation, Bank of America, has announced that it will soon begin using VR for soft skill training in almost 4,300 financial centers across North America.

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ARPost

APRIL 20, 2021

However, an initiative by Viability, funded by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), promises to make things easier for the underserved, thanks to an innovative VR training program. Project (VR) 2 : A VR Training Program That Empowers Vulnerable People. How the VR Training Project Works.

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VRScout

JANUARY 13, 2023

VR medical simulation platform SimX today announced that its Virtual Advancement of Learning for Operational Readiness (VALOR) program has been selected by the United States Space Force to design an immersive training program for astronaut recovery and space launch missions. The program will run on the HTC VIVE Focus 3 VR headset.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2022

VR technology can be used to simulate a wide range of scenarios. Such is the case with Thief Simulator VR – Greenview Street , a VR experience for the Meta Quest that puts you in the shoes of a minor burglar and tasks you with ransacking a sleepy neighborhood while avoiding detection. Slip into the mask of a master thief.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Today, patient-facing healthcare training solutions provider Virtuleap announced Cogniclear VR, a cognitive assessment tool for detecting and monitoring cognitive impairments which aims to enhance traditional training methods. Each procedure reflects true-to-life daily challenges.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2022

A new VR motion simulator from a company called Kinerse is making waves online thanks to its human-powered design that removes the need for external power. Instead of relying on motors or electronic actuators, this “passive motion platform” uses your own weight to simulate physical movement via a simple lever system.

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VRScout

APRIL 4, 2023

Loft Dynamics, previously referred to as VRM Switzerland, has unveiled what the company claims is the “world’s first” VR full-motion helicopter flight simulator qualified for use by an official national aviation regulator.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 31, 2022

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. How HapticVR Technology Helps Improve Surgical Training.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2023

FundamentalVR is partnering with Haply Robotics to provide more realistic VR surgical simulations. According to FundamentalVR, the platform provides effective surgical training cheaply and remotely by mimicking physical touch. This partnership will only improve the platform further by introducing more advanced haptic technology.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At the end of the visit, I was asked if I wanted to play around with a plane simulator that was there in the demo room. I never say no to a plane simulator, so I entered the cockpit, put on my head the Varjo XR-4, and started playing with the simulator. The mixed reality simulation was pretty good.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2023

Derail Valley, the train simulator for VR and PC, launched into Early Access in 2019, positioning itself as the most realistic train sim out there. The so-called ‘Simulator’ update includes a load of new content, including dynamic VR hands, new locomotives, better world simulation, sandbox mode, and more.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2024

When I put on the headset and tried the simulators, I was immediately positively surprised by the high definition of everything. Me going to try a plane simulator that I know I won’t be good at When discussing these drawbacks with Artur and with other reviewers (e.g. The simulator machine where I was able to see the passthrough.

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Road to VR

MARCH 31, 2025

Ace Virtual Shooting, the studio behind shooting simulator Ace (2023) , announced it’s partnering with Swiss firearms manufacturer SIG SAUER to release a Meta Touch controller peripheral that replicates the weight and feel of a real SIG pistol.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Flight simulator company Dogfight Boss, and Varjo, the high-end XR headset creator, announced they’ve shipped their first mixed reality F-16 simulator to the Ukrainian Air Force to help accelerate pilot training. ” This could see at least eight more simulators shipped to the Ukrainian military, the company says.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This week, immersive XR experience solution provider Mass Virtual started a collaboration with RAVE Computer to optimise the delivery of immersive training solutions. RAVE Computer, a woman-owned small business, specializes in enhancing emerging hardware to promote optimal training effectiveness and operational readiness.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

Worldwide, companies are using virtual reality to turbocharge training and development strategies , improve collaboration, and streamline product development. VR Use Case #1: Training and Onboarding Studies show that a positive onboarding experience can improve new hire retention by more than 82%, and boost productivity by 70%.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Todays teams are turning to virtual reality for training, collaboration, product development, and even customer service. Need to learn more about the benefits of VR headsets for productivity, collaboration or training? It even has an integrated set of cameras for crisp passthrough capabilities perfect in training scenarios.

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Upload VR

APRIL 8, 2025

Theres perhaps no medium better suited to deep simulation than VR, which is why its surprising that we havent seen more train simulators on either PC VR or standalone devices like the Meta Quest. Enter Train Sim World VR: New York. Ive been a lifelong train fan, and Im a big simulation fan too.

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EON Reality

DECEMBER 12, 2024

IRVINE, CA December 12, 2024 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education , today demonstrated its groundbreaking EON Skill Simulator , showcasing the platform’s ability to automatically generate interactive technical training content.

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ARPost

MAY 29, 2023

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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 27, 2024

Virtual learning and training are proving valuable for today’s businesses. A common use case for XR is training, as the technology can simulate learning scenarios with a low-risk and capital-efficient approach to upskilling workers. VR solutions provider Transfr Inc.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A virtual coach will guide students through the educational simulations, offering background context about the career. Equipped with immersive VR career exploration and skills training simulations, workforce development boards are helping educate, inform, and train people for tomorrow’s opportunities.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Virtual reality training has the unique ability to replicate a working environment as a fully immersive training simulation, separating trainees from their surroundings and allowing them to focus on the XR procedures at hand. Global businesses are already deeply integrating XR into training programmes.

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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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EON Reality

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Whether its a procedure , decision-making , creative design , or exploratory scenario, this AI-powered tool enables users to identify and tailor the ideal XR training simulator based on the topic and learning objective, taking immersive learning to the next level.

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