Center for Emergency Solutions at Concordia University in Portland Oregon, is leveraging virtual reality to deliver a new kind of “live” training. In this VR training series, participants from around the world can put on VR headsets and are then transported into a virtual classroom. They will interact with their fellow trainees, and the VR environment while they experience the proper procedures for reacting to an emergency in a school.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, maker of the world famous UGG boots as well as Teva, Sanuk and Hoka shoes, uses WorldViz VR to collaborate with their global teams. Deckers’ designers can review and present new concepts for shoes to their colleagues in a fully interactive, immersive virtual environment. As the first prototypes of a new shoe design strut off the manufacturing line, they can be instantly scanned and shared in VR with stakeholders around the world, without the need to travel between continents.
Stanford University, Virtual Human Interaction Lab
The mission of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) is to understand the dynamics and implications of interactions among people in immersive virtual reality simulations (VR) and other forms of media (eg digital communication systems, video games, etc). Researchers in the lab are most concerned with understanding the social interaction that occurs within the confines of VR, and the majority of their work is centered on using empirical behavioral science methodologies to observe people as they interact in these digital worlds.
Zap Surgical Systems
Zap Surgical Systems is a global medical device manufacturer that is reimagining radiation therapies. The Zap-X is a self-contained, self-shielded therapeutic radiation device aimed at treating head, brain, and neck lesions. The Zap-X is a huge device, and as such poses some sales and marketing challenges. It’s expensive to ship around the world, and it’s difficult to help people understand what it’s really like to undergo a Zap-X treatment. To address those challenges, Zap Surgical Systems decided to leverage a custom-built WorldViz VR solution that showcases the Zap-X, delivering an immersive experience that puts prospects in the shoes of both a patient and a doctor during a Zap-X therapy session.
