Tag: training

Laval Virtual 2008 – How Virtual is VR to your brain ?

Lutz Jancke, from the Neuropsychology lab of Univeristy of Zurich, made an amazing presentation about the reality of VR to our brain. The short answer is for the brain, VR is just another reality; the brain only interprets…

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IEEE VR 2008, Training and Virtual Humans Session

From Monday 10th to Wednesday 12th March 2008 was the actual IEEE VR conference. See the complete program. Bigger Size Gallery. svgallery=ieee_vr_2008 Training Again, for me one of the most interesting applications of AR/VR is training. See also…

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VR Medical training should be mandatory

Here’s an interesting article from Nature about the advantages on using VR for surgery training, but also for procedures standardisation : Virtual surgery could soon be a realityVirtual reality (VR) simulators should be used to teach doctors new…

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Use of virtual reality spreading in business world

Here’s a well written introductory article to what VR is today and how business is using it increasingly. There’s a small technological glitch in it, will you find it? 😉

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SNCF R&D wins a Laval-Virtual 2005 Award

Virtual Training for SNCF Freight Agents SNCF Innovation and Research Department just received the LAVAL VIRTUAL 2005 Award in “Automotive, Aeronautical and Transportation” for SIMURAT : simulator to teach how to inspect freight wagons. This system is a…

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