{"id":63529,"date":"2021-02-19T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=articles&p=63529"},"modified":"2021-04-16T15:57:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:57:49","slug":"vr-training-the-benefits-of-real-time-feedback","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/learning-technologies\/vr-training-the-benefits-of-real-time-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Training: The Benefits of Real-time Feedback"},"author":52,"featured_media":63526,"template":"","tags":[396,1528,28414,1279,3877,1278],"class_list":["post-63529","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-feedback","tag-immersive-learning","tag-real-time-feedback","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtual-reality-training","tag-vr","global_topic_tax-learning-technologies"],"acf":{"sponsored":false,"gated":false,"gated_content_type":"","file_attachment":null,"gated_content":"","form_instruction_header":"To access the full article, please fill out the form below:","pardot_html_embed":"","author_override":true,"author_name":"David Brebner","author_image":63567,"author_bio":"David Brebner is a serial entrepreneur operating in the software development, data visualization and image processing spaces. In addition to founding Umajin, David founded both Fingertapps and Unlimited Realities.","excerpt":"Immersive learning using virtual reality provides employees with the opportunity to learn by doing, with real-time feedback and task repetition.","main_content":"Immersive learning using virtual reality (VR)<\/a> provides employees with the opportunity to learn by doing, with real-time feedback and task repetition \u2014 all of which build proficiency. VR training is a way to safely replicate actual work environments and provide workers with the freedom to fail without causing physical injury, damage to property or loss of revenue. VR also allows for a more realistic environment, which is more engaging and leads to greater retention of training content.\r\n\r\nAdvances in VR platforms also enable \u201clive\u201d feedback to take many forms, such as achieving levels of proficiency, the visual review of body posture overlaid on recommended movements or playing out scenarios that include the consequences of poor decision-making.\r\n

The Falling Price of VR Training<\/h2>\r\nThe economics of VR training have been improving rapidly. Headset resolution continues to increase, and costs have been coming down. To improve the experience further, some headsets can now operate without being tethered to a PC, which makes them easier to use and eliminates the expense of the computer. VR headsets also benefit from improvements in mobile phone technology and are expected to see ongoing advances in performance, especially when compared to price.\r\n\r\nThe skill set and budget to develop VR training content have traditionally been prohibitive for many organizations. Until recently, VR training often consisted of 360-degree videos of the workplace or computer-generated content that was produced much like a video game or animated movie, with a similar cost structure. While this type of training content provided a more immersive experience, it was typically limited in the number of \u201cbranches\u201d or scenarios that organizations could incorporate.\r\n\r\nNew hybrid development platforms now incorporate game engine technology with low code visual editors and connectors to existing enterprise systems, dramatically improving the economics of producing VR training. This approach also gives more control of content development to the key constituents in the workplace (rather than outside production professionals) and provides greater flexibility to create a variety of real-time feedback and scenario branching.\r\n

Hybrid Platform Content Development<\/h2>\r\nHybrid platforms address some of the major challenges of VR training content creation by:\r\n