An introduction to using VR for k-12 education and industrial training. (Presented at LearnSTEMic event, May 2018)

1. Virtual Reality for Training
LearnSTEMic event

2. Introduction
 Charles Palmer
 Harrisburg University
 Program lead and Professor of Interactive Media
 Executive Director, Center for Advanced
Entertainment and Learning Technologies
 Gamification and VR author
 Serious Games developer
 Motion graphics designer
 Budding data scientist
 Social
@charlespalmer (Twitter)
http://www.slideshare.net/charlespalmerhu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleslpalmer

3. Overview
 What is VR?
 A little bit of history
 Current technology
 Assorted Examples
 Hands-on Demos

4. What is your experience with VR?

6. What is virtual reality
Virtual Reality is the use of computer
technology to create a simulated
environment. Unlike traditional user
interfaces where the user views a
screen, these systems immerse the user
inside of 3D worlds creating a richer,
fuller interactive experience.

8. Hugo Gernsback
(August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967)
Born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a
Luxembourgish-American inventor,
writer, editor, and magazine publisher,
best known for publications including
first science fiction magazine. His
contributions to the genre as publisher
were so significant that, along with the
novelists H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, he
is sometimes called "The Father of
Science Fiction”. In his honor, annual
awards presented at the World Science
Fiction Convention are named the
“Hugo”.

9. Timeline
1956 - 2015

10. Timeline
Morton Heilig
Sensorama – 1956-1962
The Sensorama was able to display
stereoscopic 3-D images in a wide-angle
view, provide body tilting, supply stereo
sound, and also had tracks for wind and
aromas to be triggered during the film.

11. Timeline
Ivan Sutherland
Head Mounted Display
The Sword of Damocles is widely
considered to be the first virtual reality
(VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-
mounted display (HMD) system. It was
created in 1968 by computer scientist
Ivan Sutherland with the help of his
student Bob Sproull. Before he began
working toward what he termed "the
ultimate display", Ivan Sutherland was
already well respected for his
accomplishments in computer graphics.

12. Timeline
DataGlove
Thomas G. Zimmerman
US Patent 4542291
Various sensor technologies are used to capture
physical data such as bending of fingers. Often
a motion tracker, such as a magnetic tracking
device or inertial tracking device, is attached to
capture the global position/rotation data of the
glove. These movements are then interpreted
by the software that accompanies the glove, so
any one movement can mean any number of
things.

13. VPL, Inc.
One of the first companies that
developed and sold virtual
reality products. It was founded by VR
pioneer Jaron Lanier in 1984. VPL started
in the corner of Lanier's cottage in the
San Francisco Bay Area. "VPL" stood for
"Visual Programming Languages", and
Lanier said that the goal of the company
was to create a visual programming
language to bring programming to a
mass audience.
Timeline

14. Timeline
USAF Super Cockpit Program
1986-1989
Dr. Thomas Furness is a pioneer in the
development of interfaces between
humans and complex machines. Most of
his work has centered on the concept of
virtual interface technologies which
prove a circumambience of three
dimensional spatial information to the
human using the visual, auditory and
tactile sensory modalities.

15. Timeline
PC Power VR
1998-2000
The first personal computers capable of
running virtual reality came onto the
market in the late 90s. But the head-
mounted displays were cumbersome
and of lower resolution.

16. Timeline
Oculus Rift
August 2012
In just 30 days, the Oculus Rift
Kickstarter campaign raised $2,437,429,
a mere 947% over their intended goal. It
was a testament that the average tech
consumer was ready for a VR device.

17. Timeline
Facebook Buys Oculus
April 2014
The $2 billion acquisition deal of the
virtual reality pioneer becomes official.
The exact price of the acquisition came
out to $2,001,985,000. The VR startup
will operate somewhat independently
and maintain its main offices in the Irvine
and Los Angeles areas.

18. Timeline
Major Players enter the VR
Market
Aside from Facebook, 10 other
companies were added to the VR
Watchlist: Amazon, Google, Virtuix,
AMD, Qualcomm, Samsung, Nvidia,
Microsoft, Sony, and Valve.

19. How did we get here …
$750,000 $700g1985 2015

20. Today in VR
Desktop
Mobile
Head-mounted Platforms
$400
$500 $5-17
$40Standalone
$300

22. How does it work
Capture

23. How does it work
Display
Headset

24. How does it work
Display
Room system

25. Advantages of VR Training:
 Little/no risk
 Overcome geography, time and safety
 Realistic scenarios, embedded with random
events
 Improves retention and recall
 Suitable for different learning styles
 Innovative and enjoyable

26. Advantages of VR Training:
 Augments classroom training
 Simplifies complex problems/situations
 Suitable for solo or collaborative activities
 Save time/cost by reducing travel
 Scalable for various budgets
Not the same type of VR, but I couldn’t resist including this image

27. Why is Learning in VR better …

28. VR Training Examples:
 Military/Law enforcement
 K-12
 Geographical Expeditions
 Career Expeditions
 Sports
 VIP Game Experience
 Player Training
 Industrial
 Medical
 Intern Training
 Pain management
 Safety Training
 Vocational skills
 Airline Cabin Crew
 Woodworking tools
 Sales staff
 Real estate
development

29. Dismounted Soldier Training System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NND7Hk5fYdI

30. Google Expeditions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYJdZeA9w4

31. Career Expeditions
https://blog.google/topics/education/expeditions-career-tours-can-take-kids/

32. https://www.oculus.com/experiences/gear-vr/1282459145111104/

33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XKxvKEFBps
Sports Training

34. http://www.iti.com/vr/first-look
Crane Operator

35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzT0-Y5k_IQ
Industrial Site Training

36. Medical Training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLrnpOBCr4k

37. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNIqyyypojg

38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbPMxpsVZmM&t=50s

39. STRVR Labs – Black Friday VR Training
http://bit.ly/2vBZrRg

40. VR & AR @ HU
Plasma Racer
Interactive game for anatomy
and physiology students
Race against time through the
circulatory system
Title
Description
Goal

41. VR & AR @ HU
Plant Safety
Training simulation for industrial
plant employees
Complete a series of orientation
“shifts” to illustrate facility
knowledge and organization
competencies.
Title
Description
Goal

42. VR & AR @ HU
AR Exploration
Explore usages of AR
technologies in STEM education
Work with zSpace and Aayuna to
develop the next generation of
AR applications and
technologies.
Title
Description
Goal

43. What VR experience would you create?

44. c

45. Thank you
 Thanks for your time
 Contact me via
 Twitter @charlespalmer
 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleslpalmer
 Download this presentation from
http://www.slideshare.net/charlespalmerhu