Indusgeeks Adds Virtual and Augmented Reality to INIT Training Platform

Indusgeeks, a global leader in game-basedtraining and gamification solutions, is planning to announce at DevLearn 2016its newest major enhancement to the multi-award-winning INIT training platformwith the addition of INIT VR and INIT AR.

The platform, INIT (or InteractiveNarrative Immersive Training), was created to help enterprises convert theirexisting eLearning content intogame-based training solutions for a variety of business processes acrossindustry types. With virtual reality enhancements to the INIT platform throughINIT VR, the company plans to pioneer the development of next-generationtraining experiences, using VR devices ranging from the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive to cost-efficient VR platforms likeGoogle’s Cardboard. Through INIT AR, the company also aims to showcase thetraining potential of augmented reality and mixed reality experiences, usingdevices such as Microsoft’s HoloLens and mixed-reality-capable smartphones andtablets.

“We are confident that virtual reality andaugmented reality will bring about a paradigm shift in corporate training andlook forward to using the technology to transform soft-skills training,” saysSid Banerjee, founder and CEO of Indusgeeks. “The technology is highlyversatile and allows you to create seamless learning interventions across thehardware spectrum, from basic screen-based simulationsto serious games on mobile phones, to VR- and AR-based games now.”

Banerjee will conduct a learning stage sessionnext week at DevLearn 2016 Conference & Expo specifically talking about how enterprises canuse the power of virtual reality to transform their training effectively andcost-efficiently. His session, Virtual Reality and Your Organization: Transforming the Future of Training, will beheld at 10:00 AM Thursday, November 17, on the Emerging Tech stage inthe Expo Hall.

To witness a live demonstration of VR’spotential for training and learn how game-based and simulation-based trainingthrough INIT can enhance learning, visit Booth 432 at DevLearn 2016. Banerjee willalso be available at the booth for interviews and questions. To book anappointment with him at the event, email [email protected].

About Indusgeeks

Indusgeeks is a multi-award-winning companyheadquartered in San Jose, California, US, with offices in London, UnitedKingdom; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Mumbai, India. Indusgeeks createsgame-based training, business simulations, and gamification solutions for allindustry types and processes.

Indusgeeks has been producing solutions forFortune 1000 companies, academic institutions, and governments worldwide since2007. The company recently revealed its latest award—the 2016 Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for “Best Use of Games andSimulations for Learning,” earned for a soft-skills sales training andrecruitment skills training program developed for a large Indian insurancecompany.