When you\u2019re considering where and when virtual reality training is the appropriate approach or content delivery mechanism, we recommend this simple framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering this framework, and thinking about the next training program build-out, let\u2019s look at when VR training makes the most sense. (Remember, anything can be virtualized, but it always makes sense to use the right tool for the right task.)
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When realistic training is critical<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Every trainer strives to make their training as practical as possible. We all want our students to go back into the field, and when faced with a challenge, think, \u201cmy training came in handy there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, there are some situations where realism goes beyond a pure value add.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be no surprise that VR training is making some of its most significant impacts in places like construction, manufacturing, energy & utilities, and first responder training environments. These training programs have to be as realistic as possible if there is any hope of the trainee getting it right when the real world adds in complexity, stress, and urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When on the job training is expensive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Training can get very expensive, especially in programs where there\u2019s inherent complexity or when learning to do something \u2014 flawlessly \u2014 becomes a matter of life and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At PIXO VR, we provide several VR training modules in the area of construction safety training. Safety training is a perfect example of where virtual training makes a lot of sense (pun fully intended). To create a productive physical training environment, say, for Fall Protection training, you need a large warehouse or external space and a full array of structures, harnesses, tie-off points, and other equipment just to cover the basics of preventing harmful or potentially fatal falls, (which claim hundreds of lives each and every year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fall Protection safety training is just one example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think about the cost of recreating realistic and varied training scenarios for the rest of the so-called \u2018Fatal Four\u2019, (the four leading workplace killers on American construction sites), which are: Falls (as we just mentioned), Struck-by Object, Caught-in\/between, and Electrocution deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sheer cost of physically simulating or replicating these kinds of common yet unpredictable dangers would be sky-high, (to say nothing of their impossibility to fully simulate in the physical, real world) \u2014 and is almost certainly why the Fatal Four is the Fatal Four. Even as a wealthy and fully industrialized nation, we just don\u2019t do a very good job of training to avoid them, and cost is a big reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When training itself is dangerous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Many training environments or scenarios are just as hazardous as the job or task itself. In fact, in many industries, training injuries can rival actual workplace injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many training scenarios are degraded because they require putting students in precarious physical situations, hard to recreate positions, in and around different equipment, or because they require production operations to be shut down to train. These safety limitations that undermine realistic training are all too common in industries like defense, first responder, and construction training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imagine trying to realistically train someone how to avoid getting shot by a co-workers\u2019 malfunctioning nail gun, or to avoid being pinned to a structure by a forklift, or to dodge a backhoe \u2014 without actually putting them at risk in a \u201clive-fire\u201d demonstration. With hazards such as those Fatal Four scenarios, about the best we can do with current training methods is simply to tell someone to \u201clook out\u201d for these dangers or to read about cases where it\u2019s happened. That\u2019s hardly sufficient training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In contrast, VR training can almost entirely remove the possibility of training injury, without compromising the integrity and realism of the training scenario.
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When realistic scenarios are rare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of whether you\u2019re considering virtual reality or not, many current training programs tend to forget to include outlier scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These unusual or infrequent situations can be especially valuable in improving trainees problem-solving and decision-making skills. Adding in these scenarios are also crucial training for jobs where it\u2019s critical for workers to get things right when faced with unique or unexpected challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VR training provides an excellent opportunity to infuse your training with a variety of non-standard, infrequent, or even downright bizarre randomized scenarios. PIXO VR\u2019s unique ability to change things up keeps training realistic and trainees on their toes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a high degree of judgment is required <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Traditional training techniques can neglect the variability needed to evaluate judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When teaching these kinds of soft skills, it\u2019s common to present a variety of case studies and real-world examples during training sessions. The goal, of course, is to show enough relevant examples to help students correctly identify and respond to similar situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem comes in adequately evaluating the acquisition and retention of these problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most common traditional training approach is to use a multiple choice assessment. More advanced training evaluations may include a practical assessment. But both of these tools suffer a strong coaching bias \u2014 meaning the right answer is always available as a choice. Developing better training assessment is one area where VR training can provide a far superior alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virtual reality assessment modules can safely drop your trainee into a variety of scenarios, completely unsupported \u2014 forcing them to figure things out on the fly. Add to this virtual reality\u2019s singular ability to present trainers with a \u201cgod\u2019s eye view\u201d and evaluation perspective, and you have an ideal assessment tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When observation and evaluation is difficult<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve touched on this throughout the article, but training assessments can be challenging. Difficulties in measuring learning retention are especially real in the case of intricate, complex, or dangerous jobs. Trying to design an effective assessment tool or merely trying to observe the trainee during testing can be nearly impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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, PIXO VR\u2019s virtual reality experiences have the game-changing ability to present built-in assessments along the way, from an omniscient viewpoint. There\u2019s no need to figure out how to physically get an instructor into position to see what a trainee is doing, the entire VR Training session is being tracked down to the most minuscule detail, (including recording the trainees\u2019 first-person perspective \u2014 what we call \u201cgaze tracking\u201d \u2014 what a trainee is actually looking at).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virtual reality training is ideal in overcoming some of the most common training and assessment challenges. The unique opportunity to design and construct a realistic, affordable, and optimized training environment, with the added benefit of built-in observation and assessment make VR training a perfect fit for many enterprise training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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