Businesses are making increasing use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to train their employees. The AR army is adopting AR for combat training via a $480m deal with General Electric Healthcare as the technology offers a safe way to simulate dangerous situations. Walmart has acquired over 8,000 Oculus Go headsets for a nationwide VR employee training initiative, educating workers about the company’s processes and preparing them for various potentially stressful scenarios. Walmart is set to provide more than 100,000 HoloLens headsets in order to develop a unique integrated visual augmentation system, or IVAS. Meanwhile, VR is being used by Microsoft to help train the next generation of health care professionals.
Businesses are making increasing use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to train their employees. The AR army is adopting AR for combat training via a $480m deal with General Electric Healthcare as the technology offers a safe way to simulate dangerous situations. Walmart has acquired over 8,000 Oculus Go headsets for a nationwide VR employee training initiative, educating workers about the company’s processes and preparing them for various potentially stressful scenarios. Meanwhile, VR is being used by Microsoft to help train the next generation of health care professionals.