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In the last few years, many training departments (or functions) went full throttle on digital. Now that we are moving out of the Covid period and can gradually go back to a more blended learning approach, the question CEOs, COOs and CHROs are facing is how to balance both.

Looking into buying VR headsets for your organization, but in doubt which one to get? Let us help you by comparing the two most purchased standalone devices: the Pico G2 4K S and the Meta Quest 2.

The video editor in Warp Studio helps to create interactive story-based scenarios. With our latest update, we’ve made it easier to position interactive elements in 360° videos using a simple drag-and-drop editor.

At Warp VR, we work hard to provide the best immersive training experience to trainees. That's why we significantly improved the video quality of VR trainings for users with smartphones and tablets.

A multidisciplinary team is needed to create, distribute, implement and analyze immersive training scenarios. We’ve added a new Publisher role to Warp Studio, that expands the Writer role with permissions to publish training scenarios and manage integrations with existing LMS systems.

In VR training, you can use different ways to ask questions that improve the learning experience of your trainees by making scenarios more engaging or challenging. In this post we explain four different question types you can use and their effect on knowledge retention.

Thanks to many of you, 2021 has been a very successful year for Warp VR. As we move closer to our 5th birthday, we're excited to share a recap of our top moments and celebrate our progress as we work to revolutionize the way companies upskill their employees.

Now more than ever, employees are seeking a work environment in which they feel valued and supported. They require engaging learning opportunities that encourage their personal growth. Up to 85% of employees believe that they need new skills to be effective at work and take on new kinds of jobs or tasks.

After Accenture purchasing 60,000 VR headsets, Meta and Microsoft announcing their version of the metaverse, and corporate learning expert Josh Bersin mentioning VR as essential technology for HR, it has become clear that the future of corporate learning will be immersive.

Playing training scenarios from beginning to end, including every branch and every choice, is important to make sure they are ready to be used by your employees. Testing scenarios before publishing just got easier with Testing Controls.

Virtual reality is redefining soft skills training. By providing a more realistic and personalized learning experience than classroom training and e-learning, VR training helps companies to upskill their employees up to 4x faster — even at a time when training budgets are shrinking and in-person training may be off the table. VR learners are also up to 275% more confident to act on what they learned after training.

It seems so simple, but it can be quite challenging to create good multiple-choice questions. How many answers are most effective? 3, 4 or 5? And what are the essential ingredients for functional distractors? Here are some pointers to take your multiple-choice questions to the next level!

With Covid-19 coming to an end, employees are slowly coming back to the office. The same can be said for offline classroom training and workshops. In case Virtual Reality is used during these offline trainings, VR headsets are mostly used as shared devices. But with shared devices it is more difficult for participants to play as themselves. Signing in and out requires valuable workshop time. Luckily, we have just the solution.

Starting with VR training can be a daunting task. Where do you start? Do you simply copy-paste e-learning modules into VR or does it require a more advanced approach? Let us help with our new designed workshops.

Coming out of COVID companies are rethinking their workplace strategies and training programs. Here we discuss the main three frameworks and how to start using immersive learning in those contexts. Don't let this reboot go to waste: be ahead of the pack.

The Covid-19 pandemic has a huge effect on all of us. Both in our personal lives as well as in business. Better times are ahead now offices are slowly re-opening. Use VR training to teach and inform employees about new office regulations, right from their own homes.

In the process of improving Warp Studio, we have given most pages a fresh make-over. Now it is time for trainees and groups.

We listened and we built. And now it is here. Courses in Warp Studio and in all our apps for iOS, Android, Oculus and Pico.

Watch & Share. A full overview of the VR training scenario demos.

Warp VR and Mindsed announcing a collaboration to enable training professionals worldwide in leveraging the power of VR storytelling in Learning. The companies will collaborate to provide training professionals with the skills, knowledge, and infrastructure needed to develop and distribute effective story-based Virtual Reality solutions for learners worldwide.

Watch & Share. Overview of the demo videos on VR training scenarios in the Soft Skill domain.

Watch & Share. Overview of the demo videos on VR training scenarios in the Safety & Security domain.

The embedding of VR in training programs needs new ways to think about role-playing and the online and offline mix. Shake up your design, learn from others.

At Warp VR, we always strive for the best user experience when designing our products. We spend a lot of time and effort in co-designing our product with our clients and partners. Feedback is essential to us to build beautiful products that simply work and are easy to use.

The setting of many Leadership training courses is hurting the very purpose of that training: learning. The classroom can be really beneficial but also do great harm because it isn't necessarily a safe environment to learn. It is often a setting where one has to perform while learning is all about making mistakes. To be able to do that we must be in a place of support, not a place where you run the risk of being mocked for falling and not being applauded for getting up again. It is time for new methods. It is time to introduce VR into the arena.

In a world with an active pandemic, having a training agency that trains people offline is not an easy feat. E-learning seems to have the solution, but will never be able to reach that quality of instructor-led training. Training with VR is your solution.

The best preparation for filming your VR scenario. With these 4 steps and 3 documents you create higher quality scenarios with less stress.

With this step-by-step guide, your VR recordings will be a breeze☀️🌴😎. There are 6 steps that are about setting up your gear, preparing for filming on set, working with actors and filming itself.

A complete list of hardware you need to start filming. We'll walk you through how to set up and install everything. And I'll give you some important tips to avoid mistakes 🙌.

Get your Insta360 One R ready to start filming your VR scenarios in no time 🚀. We start with assembling and activating the camera. We go through the basic camera controls and we share our recommended settings.

As VR technology becomes more and more popular, managers of various organizations start asking a question: can VR be used not only for developing hard skills, but soft skills also? In this article we will tell you about new implications of VR in HR trainings.

Last year more companies have been doubling down on their online training programs. The coming year will mark the use of more immersive technologies.

Virtual Reality and the creation of your own content can be daunting. So is getting the VR creation to your colleagues for them try and be amazed. Follow these easy steps to start small, iterate and go big.

Filming is the moment that everything comes together. It can be overwhelming. We will let you learn from our mistakes so that you don’t have to make them.

Think creating new VR training courses takes too much time? Then try this ... buy off-the-shelf VR training courses today and immediately start training your employees. See what we have in store.

Are you looking for an entree-level 360 camera to film your story-based scenarios? We have tested the two most promising cameras of this moment. We took the cameras to real life shoots and tested them extensively. Which camera is best for your situation?

At Warp it is our mission to give professionals the most easy access to immersive and story-based VR training scenarios. Amongst other things, easy access means using that device that works best for a professional in a specific situation. Without a doubt the Pico G2 4K and Pico G2 4KS should be in our list of supported devices. And we can tell you ... now it is!

We have updated and improved our transcoding process, resulting in higher resolution and support for stereoscopic videos.

We explain three different types of VR training scenarios. Each with their different purpose and benefit.

Research about retention on the short term and the long term.

We present a faster, more secure and more reliable way of signing in the Warp VR app on iOS, Android or Oculus.

As you might have read, Oculus has announced that it is stopping support for the Oculus Go. Although they keep on maintaining the system software until the end of 2022, they wont accept any app updates after December 18th of this year.

How the COVID-19 crisis impacted our path, but not our destination.

Although we have a great product to create VR training scenarios, it is evenly important to distribute these scenarios to the right people. Luckily we have those tools and we just made them better.

A lot has been said about how to price an online software product. But basically it comes down to a lot of testing and talking. And that is what we did.

We have updated the Warp VR Academy with free course material for companies who want to start with VR training.

Make VR part of your full learning journey. How we connect with your LMS.

There are many companies who still think using Virtual Reality for training is very expensive. But is that true?

For us it is clear. VR training creates impact, as well on a business level as on an individual level. We have seen it in 2019 and we are sure we will see it in 2020.

News about one of the founders

A VR headset can be shared by multiple trainees within an organization. In these situations it is very important to think about hygiene.

Creating a VR training scenario isn't the same as creating an e-learning. You need a different mindset. Let me explain.

Train you entire workforce & deliver a superior learning experience

In this short article, I would like to share a checklist for setting-up a Warp VR training room at your company.

At Warp VR we are constantly improving the Warp Studio and the Warp VR app. In the past months, we have made many improvements, of which below the most important highlights can be found!

Using the Oculus Go casting feature, you can stream what you see in VR from your Oculus Go headset to the Oculus mobile app wirelessly.

For those who are looking for a robust way to do screencasting, I have found a wired solution. This can be used at conferences and for presentations.

The logistics industry is a 24/7/365 business. Logistics can never stop because without it we won’t be able to go about our daily processes as we normally would.

I wrote down 3 practical applications in the retail industry, with examples of companies that are already taking full advantage of VR.

Providing a safe learning and training environment for your employees is crucial in heavy industries, like Oil & Energy, Renewables and Mining & Metal.

At Warp VR we are constantly working on improving the Warp Studio & Warp VR app. We are thrilled to share the latest improvements with you!

Connect answers of different scenes and endings to a tree-like structure

At Warp VR we are constantly working on improving the Warp Studio & Warp VR app. We are thrilled to share the latest improvements with you!

Below you can find an overview of the new features. These are not all features but those we would like to highlight (and are proud of!).

The best hardware to create high quality 360˚ video VR content

Warp is chosen as one of the leading VR companies in the Netherlands

You might have not noticed it, but under the hood of the Warp VR app a lot has changed. Actually…. everything has changed.

We believe this is the hardware what the VR industries needs. Let me elaborate on this below.

Everything you need for VR course development

Wow … what a year. So much has happened, both in the VR training industry as well as in our company.

Is that even possible? Yes, it is! This is how we did it

A virtual training center in your pocket

How to persuade your colleagues to start looking into VR