305 Cardboard: A Look Inside a Rapid VR Project
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 25
Emerging Tech
Antigua A
Virtual reality has been a hot topic in the L&D space recently. Its use in the field is growing, and you can now move past talking about it in theory and explore real examples of VR for training projects. You can see the real-world experience of a learning solution that incorporates VR, and find out what exactly you need to do to create a meaningful learning experience with it.
In this session, you’ll take an inside look at a VR project from idea to launch. You’ll learn how a team planned out this VR learning solution, what design and development processes they used, what obstacles they encountered, how they tested and implemented the final project, and what feedback they received. This behind-the-scenes look will give you insights on the lessons learned from this project, and on what you’ll need to think about as you start your own VR projects.
In this session, you will learn:
- About the components of a VR learning solution
- About the technical requirements for building a VR learning solution
- How to develop a visual, detailed design document for a VR learning solution
- About the team’s experiences and lessons learned from the planning, design, development, and implementation of a VR learning solution
Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers, developers, managers, directors,
and senior leaders (VP, CLO, executive, etc.).
Technology
discussed in this session:
Google Cardboard headsets, smartphones, 3-D graphics,
and VR environments.

Ann Rollins
Solution Artchitect
The Ken Blanchard Companies
Ann Rollins is a modern learning champion. Unintimidated by global scale, she always has her eyes on the technology horizon to see how to improve and effectively scale the learning experience for her clients. As a solutions architect at The Ken Blanchard Companies, she takes a practical, design thinking approach to support her clients as they transform how leadership development happens and what their learning ecosystems look like today and tomorrow. She consults with clients on innovation in leadership, learning and development, design thinking application, curation, VR, AR, chatbots, learner experience design (UX/UI), and MOOC/blended learning solutions across many industries.

Myra Roldan
Program Manager, Technical Curriculum
Amazon Web Services
Myra is an L&D thought leader who brings a unique mix of technical, business, and adult education expertise to the game. She is a TEDx speaker, author, and technical designer who has won awards for her learning designs. Her superpower is her natural ability to make complex technical subjects easy to understand by breaking them down in a way that makes it easy to consume and move forward with action. She strives to evoke transformation by doing her part to decolonize technology. Myra works at Amazon and she has earned a Bachelor of Computer Science, MSEd, and an MBA.