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Employees need relevant, just-in-time product and service information on the sales floor. Many sales fail because employees don't know the correct information, they cannot access relevant information, or cannot position it in a way that makes sense to the customer. But what if there was a way to deliver just-in-time, relevant, media-rich product/service information directly to the device in your hand?
Read More302 Immersive Technologies Playbook: Lessons from Enterprise Deployment
Concurrent Session
Enterprise adoption of virtual reality is gaining traction. This is particularly true for L&D organizations tasked to provide training for complex, large-scale operations, often in remote locations. However, the cost, timeline, and deployment challenges may hinder implementation, and the speed of development in the immersive technology sector can overwhelm those looking to take the first steps. Where do you begin?
Read More303 Making the Case for Virtual Reality in Learning and Development
Concurrent Session
Virtual reality is gaining traction in learning settings, but implementing it is resource intensive. Convincing your leadership to invest in virtual reality can be challenging unless you can speak to its impact on organizational outcomes. How do you know you're getting your learning bang for the buck? And how do you know if you really need it?
Read MoreVR and AR have been around for a while, and the good news is they’re getting easier to do. The bad news is that it’s easier to do the wrong things! Remember PowerPoint presentations in Second Life? Don’t be that person. While there are some compelling examples now showing us the way, we want to make sure we’re doing what makes sense and not missing any opportunities.
Read More305 Top 10 Tips to Create an Effective VR User Experience/Interface Design
Concurrent Session
A VR experience can be exciting and rewarding if designed well. It can also be nauseating and short-lived if it's designed poorly. VR introduces a new realm of possibilities and an equal barrage of obstacles. Traditional elearning is designed in a flat, 2-D space. The 3-D space of VR is entirely different. We'll walk through the top 10 techniques to design an effective VR environment (and the common mistakes designers make). You'll learn about uncanny valley, detective mode, toddler mode, the fourth plane, and other popular terms used around VR/UX design. We'll introduce some recent tools on the market, and techniques that can help produce early prototypes and UX testing. We'll also show some of our favorite VR experiences and share secrets to their UX success.
Read MoreGetting started with augmented reality can be hard and require complex code. What if you are not a coder and still want to build some level of augmented reality for your learners? Luckily, Wikitude Studio makes it easy to build augmented reality experiences.
Read More307 How to Enhance Your Existing eLearning with Virtual Reality
Concurrent Session
More companies are realizing the effectiveness of virtual reality for training. Getting excited about virtual reality doesn't mean you have to reinvent your entire training program. Chances are, you've already developed great learning content, eLearning courses, and even ILT sessions. But how do you incorporate virtual reality into your existing learning program?
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