A New Dimension in Training Effectiveness
Mixed reality introduces a transformative dimension to simulation systems by enabling the blending of live real-life pass-through video with virtual environments or objects. In Inzpire’s solution, this integration allows users to see their own hands, utilize their equipment, and employ planning tools, such as maps, within the simulation, all while using the ground control station that operates the UAVs. Mixed reality also allows the trainees to pass information and communicate with each other effectively during the simulation.
“The introduction of mixed reality is a game changer. Mixed reality is now the forefront of immersive technology because it accurately matches the virtual and the real-world environment, which is extremely important,” Clarkson notes.
Mixed reality adds to the level of immersion of the simulation, and as a result, the training becomes more operationally valid and effective, rather than users treating the simulation as a consequence-free environment.
“Trainees actually believe that what they’re doing is increasingly important and they’ll take greater care and therefore it’s more operationally valid. If you’re immersed in an environment, you forget that you’re wearing a headset. You forget that you’re in a training room or a training tent. You believe you’re in the field and you believe what you’re doing is part of your training and it’s part of your environment,” Clarkson says.
