Augmented Reality: A Great Training Tool

Do you have a business where most of your employees do not use a computer or tablet? If you lead a manufacturing, restaurant chain or retail business, then you should consider investing in tablets and launching your own app and augmented reality channel to engage, coach, train and mentor your team members.

You can take your employees on a fun learning journey by equipping your business with a tablet station or by letting your employees use their own smartphones to learn every aspect of important tasks.

We recently met with the lead trainer of a major restaurant chain, and he shared that they can only engage team members for 2.5 minutes or less with their current strategies. They are now looking into making learning more fun with dynamic content launched on store tablets to train every aspect of their operation and customer service.

Augmented reality is already being used in the classrooms to better engage students who are used to learning through smartphones and tablets. It only makes sense that adults can improve their learning at work.

TigerView, the augmented reality application we have developed for Auburn University is helping elementary, junior high, high school, college and graduate students have more fun while learning without a laptop or a computer. 

Here’s a checklist to help you create a GREAT augmented reality training program. Make sure you have the following:

1. A strategic content plan with specific success goals.
2. Dedicated training tablets.
3. Professional copywriting and graphic design.
4. Cool images to engage every team member and enhance their learning experience. Strong, single images work best.
5. Expert video production.
6. A dedicated app with a stable augmented reality channel.
7. Consistent and intuitive image keying.
8. Stable image and video hosting.
9. Clear AR channel launch directions.
10. A sound prompt and push notification plan.

If you want to improve employee engagement and learning through your training effort, we encourage you to give us a call to get a complimentary AR training assessment and quotation from our team. It’s a great next step and it’s FREE! Feel free to call me anytime at (404)775-0194 or send me an email at [email protected]. Have fun launching your own Augmented Reality based training program and watch your team member engagement improve dramatically.