XR Spotlight: Issue 3

It’s time for your monthly XR and immersive learning update! Last month we covered how the industrial metaverse is impacting the Industrial Revolution, VR shoes, digital twins and our announcement as a finalist in the XR Today Awards – you can read our previous issue here and let’s jump right into issue three, starting with an exciting announcement...

1) We’re proud winners of the Best Manufacturing, Industrial & Construction Solution at the XR Awards 2024.

After being announced as finalists last month, we’re thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the Best Manufacturing, Industrial & Construction Solution at the XR Awards 2024.

This recognition is a testament to our commitment to pushing the boundaries of immersive technology and delivering exceptional solutions that drive innovation and efficiency in these sectors.

A huge thank you to XR Today and Sophia Moshasha for presenting us with the award, and to our dedicated team and partners for making this achievement possible. We look forward to continuing our journey of encouraging businesses to adopt innovative and effective learning and development practices with cutting-edge XR solutions.

“Luminous’s exceptional work in the Manufacturing, Industrial and Construction sectors has helped push the category forward, and we are thrilled to see their accomplishments acknowledged at XR Awards 2024,” – David Dungay, Editor in Chief at XR Today.

2)?Employees believe corporate training isn't as effective as it could be...

We’ve all been there – sitting through monotonous training sessions that fail to capture our attention or inspire us and with 60% of employees considering L&D an important part of their jobs but 57% of workers taking learning into their own hands, the question is how do businesses create effective and impactful training programmes?

Duncan Wardle, who was once Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney writes how businesses can improve training efforts for Harvard Business Review and explains why businesses are missing the mark and how they can unlock creativity in training programmes through playfulness and making training a game.

The secret ingredient to reinvigorating corporate learning programs is recognizing the immense power of creativity to transform upskilling from a mundane task into an exhilarating journey. - Duncan Wardle

VR training elevates the learning process from a passive experience to a completely immersive experience, or what Duncan would describe as an exhilarating journey. With the power of immersive learning and XR technology, we can transform traditional training into engaging, interactive experiences that captivate employees and enhance learning outcomes.

Discover how companies are leveraging XR technology to make training more dynamic and effective by reading our case studies. And why not look at how working with us to create your bespoke VR training content works?

3) See virtual reality safety skills and hazard recognition training in action

Curious about how VR training can transform safety training? Our latest webinar gives you a first-hand look at how immersive technology can create realistic, hands-on training experiences that improve safety training and employee performance. You can watch the webinar right here:

4) Why virtual reality training is perfect for remote onboarding

Onboarding can be a make or break for employee retention and helping your employees feel settled and confident in their new job roles. 30% of staff turnover happens in the first three months of employment, according to the 2022 Job Seeker Nation Report by Jobvite.

For companies in industrial sectors, your employees might be geographically dispersed, but you want to provide them all with the same high-quality training. Training employees through VR means all your employees receive the same high-quality training and can enter the workplace in the metaverse, familiarising themselves with machinery and processes to ensure they feel confident and comfortable before heading out into the field.

What other benefits does VR training have? Discover the benefits in our blog.

5) Experiencing the world through the metaverse

We recently saw an article in XR Today about the Welsh Government debuting a browser-based experience in the Metaverse which encourages people to explore destinations across the country, the first experience of its kind for the UK and Europe.

The move by the Welsh government highlights the power of immersive spaces in building engagement and understanding of particular places, and it does so in a fun and accessible way.

Bringing locations into the metaverse through digital capture such as 3D scanning and modelling brings a whole host of benefits such as:

• Creating immerse training and development programmes where employees can familiarise themselves with their environment and practice processes on equipment relating to their job roles
• Enables those in construction and architecture to capture buildings and analyse environments in precise detail, allowing for accurate measurements and visualisations as well as reverse engineering
• Accelerating production times and increasing output for manufacturers

With extensive experience in 3D scanning, we were commissioned to help Northumberland Estates with the repairs and maintenance of one of Britain's most iconic castles: Alnwick Castle...you might know it from the infamous broomstick scene in Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone.

Want to learn more about how environments are created in the metaverse? Discover how 3D scanning, 3D modelling and how digital twins have an impact on business operations.