289 — Live from the Metaverse: VR for learning
Episode description
In a first for The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, we are coming to you this week LIVE FROM THE METAVERSE. Gemma, Mike, Jonathan and Claire met in Horizon Workrooms to discuss:
- what it feels like to meet in VR
- applications of VR that go beyond health and safety training
- which VR experiences are meaningful, and which are still 'fluff'.
The VR experiences discussed were:
- Richie's Plank (oculus.com/experiences/quest/1642239225880682/)
- Bodyswaps (bodyswaps.co)
- Training for nuclear plant employees (ans.org/news/article-3164/virtual-reality-in-the-nuclear-community)
- The National Autistic Society's Too Much Information experience (autism.org.uk/shop/products/merchandise/too-much-information-virtual-reality-headset)
- VirtualSpeech (virtualspeech.com)
In 'What I Learned This Week', Jonathan discussed the 'Mandela Effect'. Are you living in an alternate reality? telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/20/are-you-living-in-an-alternate-reality-welcome-to-the-wacky-worl
And Gemma discussed ptarmigans: wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/grouse-partridges-pheasant-and-quail/ptarmigan
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Connect with our speakers
If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:
- Gemma Towersey - @GemmaTowersey
- Mike Shaw - @MikeShawLD
- Claire Gibson - @ClaireIsDigital
- Jonathan Hancock - @J_B_Hancock