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VR is already seeing significant adoption in business for training. Anywhere where training on the real thing is difficult or dangerous, where the real equipmen
by mattnewport 8y ago
VR is already seeing significant adoption in business for training. Anywhere where training on the real thing is difficult or dangerous, where the real equipment is expensive and / or hard to transport or where the real training scenario is difficult to recreate physically. Even where these factors don't hold very strongly, the combination of immersion and repeatability has value over traditional training approaches.
We're seeing success using VR for surgical training but it's also seeing use for training in aerospace (Boeing both for pilots and maintenance engineers, NASA for astronauts), factory work (Volkswagen), sports (NFL) and retail (Walmart). Training and education is going to be a huge market for VR and for many scenarios VR is better than AR.
- wil421 8y agoWhile VR can be used for training in the use cases above I would think AR would be better and used much more often in their day to day jobs. Imagine a retail employee scanning everything with AR goggles or an airplane tech having AR to read manuals or display info while they are fixing stuff.
- coldtea 8y ago>VR is already seeing significant adoption in business for training. Anywhere where training on the real thing is difficult or dangerous, where the real equipment is expensive and / or hard to transport or where the real training scenario is difficult to recreate physically. As someone familiar in the training industry, it's still nowhere much to be seen...
- snovv_crash 8y agoAnother big one is mining. Often the machinery doesn't have a duplicate, and the mine loses millions of dollars per hour of downtime, operating on already thin margins. Reducing maintenance times and risks by having the apprentices practice first in VR so they aren't a burden on the experienced technicians is a huge opportunity.