Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2017 - 47

VR SIMULATION
HELPS KLM ENGINEERS
ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY
How do you train 300 engineers in an
airline hangar where the operational
show must go on and the engineers
work in shifts? The institutional answer
would be: Make a plan to put groups
of engineers in a classroom training
and plan a real-life exercise. What if one
can build an emergency evacuation
training based on real-life scenario's in
collaboration with the HSE experts and
training department, and provide the
training off peak, anytime, anywhere?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in close
collaboration with Dutch startup Warp
Industries, designed and built just that,
enabling their engineers to train in their
own hangar, with real colleagues, real
firetrucks and the pressure to perform.
The ability to do experiential learning
resulted in reportable (individual)
trainee performance data and enhanced
engagement through the use of
gamification elements.

REIMAGINE LEARNING
AND TRAINING
The current state of technology enables
us to consider another way to improve
engagement, training effect and
availability. The premise of learning on
the job, of connecting the "10" and "70"
in the 70-20-10 model has arrived and
will change the way we think about
classroom, instructor-led training. Virtual
reality (VR) enables us to surpass the
boundaries of people, place and time. It
increases the result by making on-thejob training available anywhere, anytime
with direct feedback and unprecedented
trainee performance data.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Experience. Go and experience all that
is already out there. Don't experience
only one thing, because the world of
VR is broad and consists of many forms
and possibilities. Becoming experienced
is something you can do easily on your
own. Buy a set of VR goggles, go to the
app store and search for "VR." Be sure to
test animated VR as well as 360-video,
filmed with a 360-camera. Next to that,

be very thoughtful of your needs. VR is
still a means to an end; not the other
way around.

EXPERIMENT
When you immerse yourself, literally, in
the universe that is called VR, you will
probably end up with various ideas on
how to apply this within your business/
training context. As always, there are
many people jumping on this horse,
and only a few who can really tame it,
so be sure to surround yourself with
professionals and experts who have
already created training and learning
content. Mastering this medium is not to
be taken lightly; it requires various new
and adapted skills, especially due to the
immersive character and the profound
impact it has on the user. It is really a
"make it or break it" experience; once
the trainee removes the headset out
of frustration or nausea, you will have
a hard time convincing him to put the
goggles back on.

ADVANTAGES
The advantages are, in my opinion,
groundbreaking and disruptive for the
world of learning and training. Being
able to create immersive learning
environments where people are in
a situation, applying knowledge,
exercising skills and getting immediate
feedback are unprecedented, let alone
the leap in performance reporting and
analytics one can make. All of this can
be gained with one's own mobile phone
or a more advanced VR headset like the
HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, depending on
business and user needs.
So, the next time a business executive
has a challenge for which he or she
needs, for example, 300 people trained
in two weeks on new procedures or onsite do's and don'ts, don't respond with
limitations, but with abundance. You
only need a smartphone, a VR headset
and great content. It will remarkably
impact your business' bottom line as
well as your trainees' performance.

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Erin Krebs
Director of
Client Solutions
Contact her!
info@sweetrush.com
You would make her day!

Guido Helmerhorst is the innovation manager
at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He is focused on
releasing the power of real virtual reality on
scalable, flexible training and development
for a more effective, human, mobile and
engaging way of learning. Email Guido.
www.sweetrush.com

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