With the development of digital industry, VR/AR technology is no longer only applied in the C-terminal fields such as entertainment and games, but vertical application in TO B, especially in the industrial field, is becoming a new trend. The unique nature of VR/AR technology, which is not restricted by region, enables employees TO conduct simulation training with low cost and zero risk of hands-on operation. Different industries are trying to introduce VR/AR technology to improve employee training processes, improve internal productivity, and improve customer satisfaction.

What are the applications of VR/AR technology in different industries? Let's take a look at MatRix Empire's Top 10 most valuable VR/AR applications.

1. Surgical training

In traditional surgical training, due to the scarcity of dissecting specimens, usually more than ten or even dozens of people share the same dissecting specimen for training practice, resulting in a great impact on the quality of teaching. < BR />< BR /> VR/AR technology provides a new possibility for surgical training because of its portability, ease of use and operability at any time. According to a random survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles, the use of VR technology (VR surgical training platform provided by Osso) for surgical training, compared with the traditional teaching, the completion of surgery is 20% faster and the completion of surgery is 38% higher.

2. Immersion therapy

The traditional treatment for mental illness is usually guided communication with people and drugs to relieve the patient's psychological stress. But most psychopaths spend most of their time alone and resist human contact. VR/AR technology can help patients improve their psychological status in the interaction of the virtual world, and can shape various scenarios, so that patients can enter the scene faster, doctors can grasp the condition faster, and better and faster symptomatic treatment.< BR /> For example, in the treatment of social anxiety disorder, one of the commonly used traditional treatment plans needs to guide patients to imagine the scene by themselves. This subjective method is not controllable, and the treatment effect is not ideal. VR/AR technology allows patients to walk into the virtual scene set by the doctor and overcome their psychological barriers in the virtual world. < BR />< BR /> The same treatment can be used for PTSD patients, who can be more relaxed by the natural scenes provided by VR/AR technology. It has been found that it can reduce stress levels of PTSD patients by about 20 percent.

3. Real experiential viewing

In traditional house viewing, potential buyers often need to go through a long and complicated process of research and tour, and the sellers or agents often have to coordinate the time of the buyers, which leads to trouble for both buyers and sellers. < BR />< BR /> Realize digital transformation through VR/AR technology, help buyers and sellers to complete the transaction more effectively and easily. VR/AR house has the advantage of replacing traditional marketing way, buyers and sellers need to coordinate time, customers can have virtual house, not subject to regional restriction, real estate business is no longer limited to local customers, global buyers can visit the property, in addition, VR/AR technology to provide personalized, interactive, entertaining, and enhance the customer experience, Significantly increase the return on investment.

4. Technical staff training

An ordinary employee needs a long time of training and continuous practice to become a skilled employee. Due to the difficulty of learning, slow learning progress, and the increasing number of old employees approaching the retirement age, the scarcity of skilled professional employees has become a problem that many enterprises need to solve. < BR />< BR /> The online training platform provided by Interplay Learning makes use of VR technology and 3D simulation technology to train employees more efficiently, with vivid images that are easy to understand, helping them learn and get started more quickly and improve training efficiency.

5. Heavy machinery operation training

The traditional heavy machinery operation training for real machine drill, require students to the operation of the equipment field, climbing equipment cabin, accompanied by professional coaches for various working condition of simulation training, the training equipment, training personnel, training venue input are very demanding, difficult to training, training efficiency is low, training cycle is long.The combination of AR technology and heavy machinery solves the difficult problem of traditional heavy machinery operation training. DataMesh, a company providing digital twinning solutions, provides an equipment simulation operation training/examination platform for a heavy machinery manufacturing enterprise. It utilizes AR technology, mechanical simulation technology and digital twinning technology to simulate the dynamic operation of heavy machinery. It is estimated that the training cost of excavators and rotary drilling RIGS can be reduced by 46%. Shorten the training period by about two weeks.

6. Oil and gas industry training

In the oil and gas industry, employees are often required to do hands-on work on the field and on the rig. This is time-consuming and expensive to train, especially in relatively remote oil and gas fields, and can be extremely dangerous for those with no prior experience. < BR />< BR /> A company called Jasoren provides a VR training program for oil and gas. By introducing VR technology, employees can carry out practical operations in multiple virtual scenes, reducing the company's training costs, reducing the damage caused by improper equipment operation, and reducing the occurrence of dangers. In addition, they can practice dangerous scenarios (such as chemical explosions and fires, which are difficult to replicate in real environments) to improve the decision making ability of trainers in high-pressure environments.

7. Car maintenance

Experts in the field of car repair are few and difficult to mobilize quickly, resulting in a relatively fixed or small range of repair sites. The application of AR technology in automobile maintenance can allow auto repair experts to quickly obtain vehicle fault information and real-time remote support, maximize the use of expert skills, so as to reduce maintenance time, improve maintenance efficiency, improve customer satisfaction. < BR />< BR /> TIS 2.0 platform developed by BMW provides online support and assistance. Through wearing TSARAVision smart glasses, technicians in service centers can directly contact experts through hands-free video, so as to solve problems faster and more efficiently. The expert can project the technical instructions and schematic drawings onto the eyeglass display screen of the field technician, and can also take screen shots and enlarge the images according to the field conditions to make further instructions. BMW estimates that the platform provides 70 to 75 percent faster repairs than in the past.

8. Service industry training

Are generally services personnel on duty after training, because business not skilled, as well as the uncertainty of the real scene, patience with less customers, due to the pressure, service attitude is likely to sell at a discount greatly, the longer it is more likely to cause a vicious cycle, as a result of brain drain, caused by the increased cost of enterprise training. By using AR technology to simulate high-pressure drills of service scenarios, various unexpected situations can be set by themselves. On the one hand, it can help service personnel get familiar with the business faster and better, on the other hand, it can help them better cope with the unexpected situations they may face in the future, help service personnel to be competent and reduce the loss of enterprise talents.

9. Military training

AR military exercises are cheaper and safer than traditional military exercises, with no risk of death or injury.< BR /> In the case of "flight drills", the most expensive input in military training, an aircraft can cost millions or even tens of millions of dollars, and it takes a long time to achieve proficiency in situations with limited use. The flight simulator provided by AR technology can be used for repeated drills, and dangerous elements in the training scene can be added, such as a flock of birds flying in front of the plane, engine failure and so on. Through simulation of the scene, flight skills can be mastered faster and accidents can be simulated, which is more profitable than real drills.In addition, there are battlefield combat simulation, explosive danger handling, battlefield medicine response simulation, etc., through the simulation of various situations with high risk, strong destructive power and extreme conditions, not only to ensure safety, but also to achieve significant training effects.

10. Teach through fun

VR/AR technology applied in teaching, combining education and entertainment, make the traditional course more attractive, can provide students with information related to the theme of teaching, let the arcane knowledge easy to understand, such as the introduction of the individual, interesting facts, relevant historical data, visualization of 3 d models, good expanded the student aspect of knowledge, Increase engagement, fun and interaction to improve learning outcomes. Lelia Polytechnic has been well received by its students for integrating AR into its math curriculum. AR makes math classes easy and fun.