{"id":2167,"date":"2021-01-08T10:58:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1333408"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:58:15","slug":"how-startups-are-using-xr-to-disrupt-how-we-work-learn-and-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2167","title":{"rendered":"How startups are using XR to disrupt how we work, learn, and play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Emerging tech like AI, robotics, IoT, blockchain, and machine learning are kicking our organizations into high gear by catapulting our ability to process data, build products, and automate repetitive tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andy Lurling, Founding Partner of impact-driven VC firm, <\/span>LUMO Labs<\/span><\/a> believes this shift will pave the way for us to find new and better solutions to some of society\u2019s biggest problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to create social impact fast, technology is the way. For example, with AI and data, you can find patterns so much faster and come up with a thousand alternatives that would take people years to work on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But in our \u2018data-driven\u2019 era, there is one fledgling technology that could (ironically) help us humanize the future of tech.<\/span><\/p>\n

XR technology is based on enhancing the human experience by bringing our senses into the mix. This helps, not only to make the experience more realistic, but also makes it more personalized and emotional. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTake for instance, a digital twin of a city, where you can immediately see all the possibilities instead of simply looking at a spreadsheet. You could ask yourself \u2018what would be the effect of having 10,000 fewer ambulances in the city?\u2019 If you instead simulate the experience of being there, it would trigger another part of your brain where emotion is also involved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a spreadsheet, that\u2019s just a number but if you\u2019re in a VR, where you can see the actual effect, you might have another outcome,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking with Lurling at ISE\u2019s Rise Spotlight event on <\/span>XR in Today\u2019s Reality<\/span><\/a>, he shared five examples across industries of startups that are harnessing the power of XR to solve some of society\u2019s biggest challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/a>Andy Lurling speaking at ISE\u2019s Rise Spotlight event on XR in Today\u2019s Reality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Learning 4.0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Education, whether in the classroom or in the workplace has been in need of disruption for a long time coming now. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still in an educational system that was developed for the industrial revolution but we\u2019re now in 4.0 and we\u2019re still mainly taught by reading textbooks. But the world changes so fast now (especially the world of tech) that, after publishing a book, it quickly becomes outdated,\u201d Lurling said.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the experience of having to study and work from home really pushed a lot of companies and schools to begin using this tech for the first time and, after getting a taste of the potential benefits it can bring, it\u2019s unlikely to slow down. A <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> by PwC found that VR learners are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 4x faster to train than in the classroom<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 275% more confident to apply skills learned after training<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 4x more focused than their e-learning peers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The study also found that, because of the more immersive learning experience, VR learners are 3.75x more emotionally connected to content than classroom learners. And this emotional connection can make a huge difference when it comes to really understanding and retaining knowledge. <\/span><\/p>\n

    In the high-pressure, fast-paced environment healthcare workers face every day, staying on top of workplace training is extremely difficult. But this can lead to deadly consequences. According to VR startup, <\/span>Virti<\/span><\/a>, one of the leading causes of death globally is actually medical error. <\/span><\/p>\n

    The company is using on-demand VR based training, to help improve accessibility, scalability, and knowledge retention of workplace trainings for medical professionals. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Rather than learning in a classroom or from a text, simulating a patient care experience helps increase a learner\u2019s emotional connection to the content and empathy, thereby greatly reducing the risk of medical error and improving patient safety. <\/span><\/p>\n