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Virtualware Gains Industry Praise for Revolutionizing Spanish Rail Worker Training with Virtual Reality

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 27, 2025

Immersive training is revolutionizing workplaces by addressing the demand for efficient upskilling. By leveraging XR training solutions available to businesses today, companies can save time, money, and worker risk by creating virtual immersive learning procedures that mirror on-site experiences.

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WEART, MAIZE Partner to Drive Immersive Training Adoption and Innovation

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 20, 2025

Leading into the new year, virtual reality training is growing as the broader XR market also emerges as a tool for work and everyday life. Virtual training can save time, money, and lives by allowing workers from dangerous or demanding environments to learn without risking themselves and their working space or disrupting on-site workflows.

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AI-Powered Virtual Avatar Companion Training Comes to Businesses

XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The AI-based platform’s proprietary technology provides real-time learning experiences with virtual human companions through role-play, coaching, and mentoring sessions. Cornerstone’s new generative AI solution made the announcement at UNLEASH world, a conference and exhibition that centres around the future of work and HR technology.

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The Role of VR in the Workplace: Top Benefits for Training and Collaboration

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

For enterprises, there are two central areas where virtual reality can have an immediate and incredible impact on teams: training and collaboration. The report: What does virtual reality and the metaverse mean for training? VR in the Workplace for Training and Learning Lets start with VR’s impact on corporate training.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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NHS Pushes Forward with Multi-Million Virtual Reality Training Project

XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This week, the NHS made further strides in leveraging XR technologies via a government-led 4.3 million VR training initiative. Innovate UK is leading the multi-million VR training initiative , bringing outreach programs and hands-on training for students, professionals, and NHS staff.

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Immersive Learning Case Studies: XR Training Success Stories

XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 13, 2025

Immersive learning case studies from countless industries highlight the potential extended reality technologies have to transform how we build skills and knowledge. Research from Stanford University found that XR training can improve learning effectiveness by 76% compared to traditional learning methods. Here are some great examples.

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Top NFL QB Credits VR Training as a Big Part of His Success, Calling It a “flight simulator” for Football

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is all-in on VR training, something the team’s star quarterback Jayden Daniels credits for accelerating his development, the New York Times reports. ” “It’s a unique technology, and it’s definitely for the quarterbacks,” Kingsbury said. “I

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Scale Your Meta Quest Training: CaseCruzer’s 10-Bay Solution

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

The station will enable organisations across various industries – such as aviation, healthcare, law enforcement, manufacturing, and education – to seamlessly integrate VR technology into their operations. As VR adoption grows, CaseCruzer continues to lead in enterprise power solutions and protective technology.

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J. J. Keller & PIXO VR to Scale Workplace Immersive Training Opportunities

XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 7, 2025

Rounding off a busy week for the XR industry, PIXO VR made further strides in bringing VR immersive training solutions to the forefront by collaborating with safety and regulatory compliance solutions provider J. Keller & Associates to scale and enhance workplace training into the latter’s portfolio of training services.

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How VR Technology Can Help Stop Wildfires

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APRIL 5, 2023

Intellic Technologies is just one company using immersive technology to train pilots. The system utilizes the FS3D virtual wildland training hardware and software to immerse pilots in hyper-realistic training scenarios featuring VR and mixed reality technology, photo-realistic imagery, and scientific fire growth modeling.

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Reshape AR, VR, and MR Technologies

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Artificial intelligence is a versatile piece of technology that encompasses a wide aspect of our daily lives, including emerging technologies such as augmented reality , virtual reality , and mixed reality. How is artificial intelligence used to enhance emerging technologies, particularly AR, VR, and MR?

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U.S. Air Force Using VR For Sexual Assault Prevention Training

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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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VR Construction Platform Points to Future of Enterprise Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The University of South Australia’s new SiteSeer virtual reality platform demonstrates how immersive technology can transform technical training in ways that address persistent business challenges. Manufacturing, healthcare, aviation, and energy sectors face similar challenges in technical training.

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PrecisionOS Brings VR Medical Training To Struggling Areas

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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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Mixed Reality Trains For Quest 2 Look Incredibly Fun

VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In a video shared on Reddit earlier this week, independent game studio Foggy Box ( Startenders, Brunch Club ) shared footage of a prototype VR game called Infinite Trainset which uses the Meta Quest 2’s Passthrough technology to bring virtual train sets to life in the real world. What do you think, anyone like trains?

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Varjo is Leaning in on Training Sims & Bespoke Integration, ‘Aero’ Likely its First & Last Consumer Headset

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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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Hologram Patients Allow Doctors To Train Anytime, Anywhere

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. Image Credit: GigXR.

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How ChatGPT Is Being Used To Enhance VR Training

VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Immersive technology and artificial intelligence collide. Virtualspeech, an online soft skills training platform, has implemented the widely talked-about artificial intelligence (AI) language model, ChatGPT, into its VR training courses. For this, the platform has earned numerous learning awards for education and training.

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Will this New Virtual Reality Training Platform Move the Needle for Enterprise Skill-Management?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This week, a new immersive training solution for businesses debuted. Roni Cerga, the CEO of VR Vision , added: Vision Portal is a game-changer for companies looking to scale and optimize immersive training programs. Several other immersive training solution providers are working worldwide to provide similar benefits.

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How USA Hockey Is Using VR Tech To Train Its Players

VRScout

MAY 8, 2023

VR sports training appears to be on the rise as major organizations begin to see the benefits. Sense Arena, a VR training platform popular among professional sports teams, is now the official VR training tool of USA Hockey. Sense Arena users can also now train with other players in USA Hockey jerseys.

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Virtuleap Debuts Virtual Reality Cognitive Assessment Tool

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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Understanding the Effect of XR in Manufacturing Spaces

XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

While the era of widespread consumer adoption of XR into everyday life is still some way away, major businesses are already profoundly leveraging the technology. Most recently, the VRARA released a whitepaper highlighting how XR solutions assist modern manufacturing firms in optimising training, efficiency, and safety procedures.

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VR Workplace Productivity: Enhancing Productivity and Immersive Collaboration with VR Headsets

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Only a few years ago, virtual reality headsets and extended reality technologies were little more than novelties. In fact, increasing adoption in the enterprise sector is one of the main reasons the market for virtual reality technologies is currently growing at a whopping CAGR of 26.9%.

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Mass Virtual, RAVE Computer Showcase Powerhouse Collaboration at I/ITSEC ’24

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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VR Training and Haptics to Boost Railway Operational Safety

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 6, 2024

Recently, HaptX partnered with immersive learning solutions provider RoundTable Learning to deploy VR training to railway workers. The partners are working with BNSF to provide railway engineers with an immersive step-by-step training platform to improve engineer safety.

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VR Use Cases: 5 Ways to Use VR Headsets in the Workplace

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. Alternatively, read our behind-the-scenesguide to comparing VR headsets and vendors here for tips on how to choose the right technology for your workplace.

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US Fire Department Launches VR Training Programme

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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Classroom Transformation: Leveraging VR Technology in Higher Education

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2024

As the virtual reality (VR) landscape has evolved, the potential use cases for this immersive technology have grown too. Why Use VR Technology in Higher Education? They discovered that 90% of learners were more confident in using their new skills after VR training. times more emotionally connected to the content.

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HTC VIVE Holodeck to ‘Revolutionise’ Forensic Investigations

XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It can also be a valuable tool for law enforcement training. The Taiwanese technology manufacturer, HTC, contributed various technologies to make up the Holodeck, including its VIVE Focus 3 VR headset, VIVE Location-Based Software Suite (LBSS), and VIVE Focus 3 Eye and Face Trackers.

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The Future of VR in the Workplace: What to Expect in the Next 5 Years

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

Companies are embracing virtual reality to enhance training outcomes, transform hybrid collaboration, streamline product development, and support customers. Expansion in MR and AR Capabilities Virtual reality is an incredible tool for companies looking to transform training, collaboration, and product development strategies.

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Varjo Launches ‘World’s First’ Scan-to-VR Solution

XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Teleport’ Yourself The Teleport application is powered by generative models trained on NVIDIA GPUs. Specifically, Teleport can provide 3D scanning workflows for professionals working within design, remote inspection, construction, and training.

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How Lenovo and VirtualSpeech Use GenAI to Scale Enterprise XR Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 5, 2024

VirtualSpeech provides VR training solutions integrating GenAI technology to create responsive and personalized avatars and scenarios for enterprise soft-skill training. As modern technology grows at a massive rate, the firm is leveraging its expertise to help customers understand emerging solutions such as XR services.

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MediSim VR Introduces Chennai’s ‘First’ VR Medical Training Centre

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 15, 2024

MediSim VR has publicised Chennai’s ‘first’ immersive and interactive VR-training lab at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER). ” “Our partnership with MediSim VR blends advanced technology and traditional teaching methods to bridge the gap between classroom theory and clinical practice.”

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I have been able to speak for almost one hour with Jeremy Bailenson , which is the professor at Stanford that is a legend in the VR field for his studies on interactions, psychology, and training in Virtual Reality. Why have you fallen in love with this technology for your work and your research? Dangerous: training firefighters.

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XRHealth Acquires NeuroReality to Bolster Therapeutic Offerings

XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

XRHealth asserts that the addition of Koji’s Quest brings new ways for healthcare providers to engage their patients with as its virtual reality and extended reality technologies can be applied to a variety of conditions. XRHealth “transforms” patient care rehabilitation using AI-powered immersive healthcare solutions using XR technology.

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XR Device Management Service Secures Millions to Scale VR Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 14, 2024

Brad Scoggin, the Co-Founder and CEO of ArborXR, added: Global enterprises and institutions recognize the potential of XR to transform businesses and make way for significant cost savings, operational efficiency, and better training tools.

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Indian Healthcare Firm Uses VR Training to Bridge Knowledge Gaps

XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 1, 2024

Late last week, MediSim VR debuted a VR training lab to upskill new and existing healthcare workers in Gujarat. The announcement introduces the VR Skill Training Lab located at KD Hospital, a first of its kind for the healthcare space. per cent of the market’s revenue so far in 2024.

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MatchXR: SeeTrue Technologies may have solved the calibration issue for eye-tracking

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Today I want to tell you my experience with one of these products I’ve tried at this event, a pretty interesting one because it solves a known problem in our space: SeeTrue Technologies. SeeTrue Technologies SeeTrue Technologies has been the first solution I tried at MatchXR. Glasses frames with eye tracking integrated.

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Meta Partners with UK Immersive Learning Start-Up Amidst Cambridge Analytica Legal Battle

XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This week, amid legal battles, Meta announced a collaboration with UK immersive learning start-up Moonhub to bring VR/MR training to the facilities management industry. According to the partners, the two firms are achieving an 800% increase in XR training sessions in the facilities management industry.

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From NHS, to UC Berkeley, XR Continues to Find a Home in Healthcare Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Weekly, new stories of immersive solutions are seen in training and patient-facing procedures. According to Dimension Market Research, the region’s growth is driven by increased technology adoption, significant R&D investments, and government support, which drives industry adoption. billion by 2033, with an accompanying 20.2

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Maximizing HTC XR Enterprise Solutions: Training, Security, and Long-Term Support

XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 2, 2025

Lately, HTC XR enterprise solutions have emerged as a top choice for companies across industries investing in immersive technology. Youll need to think about how youre going to train your teams (and maximize device adoption), handle long-term maintenance and updates, and even overcome issues with data and device security.

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VR Startup Offers Microscopic Learning Environment for Students

XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Holyoak, who serves as chief technology officer, taught himself programming specifically for this project. “[The] technology that we’re putting together really is not there yet. Healthcare facilities could use the platform for staff training, potentially reducing training costs by 30-40% while improving knowledge retention.

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Uncovering Healthcare VR Training Solutions, FDA-Approved XR, and Adoption Growth

XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Immersive training is notably finding a foothold in the sector. In healthcare, this training can help medical students learn about operational procedures or help upskill working doctors and nurses. In healthcare, this training can help medical students learn about operational procedures or help upskill working doctors and nurses.

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Virtualware Gains Industry Praise for Revolutionizing Spanish Rail Worker Training with Virtual Reality

WEART, MAIZE Partner to Drive Immersive Training Adoption and Innovation

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AI-Powered Virtual Avatar Companion Training Comes to Businesses

The Role of VR in the Workplace: Top Benefits for Training and Collaboration

AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

NHS Pushes Forward with Multi-Million Virtual Reality Training Project

Immersive Learning Case Studies: XR Training Success Stories

Top NFL QB Credits VR Training as a Big Part of His Success, Calling It a “flight simulator” for Football

Scale Your Meta Quest Training: CaseCruzer’s 10-Bay Solution

J. J. Keller & PIXO VR to Scale Workplace Immersive Training Opportunities

How VR Technology Can Help Stop Wildfires

How Artificial Intelligence Can Reshape AR, VR, and MR Technologies

U.S. Air Force Using VR For Sexual Assault Prevention Training

VR Construction Platform Points to Future of Enterprise Training

PrecisionOS Brings VR Medical Training To Struggling Areas

Mixed Reality Trains For Quest 2 Look Incredibly Fun

Varjo is Leaning in on Training Sims & Bespoke Integration, ‘Aero’ Likely its First & Last Consumer Headset

Hologram Patients Allow Doctors To Train Anytime, Anywhere

How ChatGPT Is Being Used To Enhance VR Training

Will this New Virtual Reality Training Platform Move the Needle for Enterprise Skill-Management?

How USA Hockey Is Using VR Tech To Train Its Players

Virtuleap Debuts Virtual Reality Cognitive Assessment Tool

Understanding the Effect of XR in Manufacturing Spaces

VR Workplace Productivity: Enhancing Productivity and Immersive Collaboration with VR Headsets

Mass Virtual, RAVE Computer Showcase Powerhouse Collaboration at I/ITSEC ’24

VR Training and Haptics to Boost Railway Operational Safety

VR Use Cases: 5 Ways to Use VR Headsets in the Workplace

US Fire Department Launches VR Training Programme

Classroom Transformation: Leveraging VR Technology in Higher Education

HTC VIVE Holodeck to ‘Revolutionise’ Forensic Investigations

The Future of VR in the Workplace: What to Expect in the Next 5 Years

Varjo Launches ‘World’s First’ Scan-to-VR Solution

How Lenovo and VirtualSpeech Use GenAI to Scale Enterprise XR Training

MediSim VR Introduces Chennai’s ‘First’ VR Medical Training Centre

Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

XRHealth Acquires NeuroReality to Bolster Therapeutic Offerings

XR Device Management Service Secures Millions to Scale VR Training

Indian Healthcare Firm Uses VR Training to Bridge Knowledge Gaps

MatchXR: SeeTrue Technologies may have solved the calibration issue for eye-tracking

Meta Partners with UK Immersive Learning Start-Up Amidst Cambridge Analytica Legal Battle

From NHS, to UC Berkeley, XR Continues to Find a Home in Healthcare Training

Maximizing HTC XR Enterprise Solutions: Training, Security, and Long-Term Support

VR Startup Offers Microscopic Learning Environment for Students

Uncovering Healthcare VR Training Solutions, FDA-Approved XR, and Adoption Growth

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