VRSim Confidential Copyright 2012 VRSim Inc. Moving Beyond Tradition: Using Simulation to Improve...

VRSim Confidential Copyright 2012 VRSim Inc.

Moving Beyond Tradition: Using Simulation to Improve Student Engagement and Enhance the Learning ExperienceSeptember 27, 2012

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860.893.0080matthew.wallace@vrsim.net

Matthew WallaceCEO & PresidentVRSim

222 Pitkin St., Ste 119East Hartford, CT 06108

www.vrsim.com

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Matthew WallaceCEO & President VRSim, Inc.

VRSim, Inc.– Founded in 2001; – located in East Hartford, CT USA– Virtual reality training systems for skilled

trades

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VRTEX Family

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SimSpray Family SimBuild:Carpentry

November 2012

Processes- Flux Cored Arc Welding- Gas Metal Arc Welding- Shielded Metal Arc Welding

Parts- Practice Plate- 2, 3, 4 F- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 G

Processes- HVLP- Airless- Air Assisted Airless- Sandblasting (Dec. 2012)

Parts- Car Parts- Practice Panels- Industrial Parts- ACQPA Panel

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Outline• Introduction• Simulations – Better, Faster, Cheaper• Changes

– Who plays– Nature of Learning– Attention and Focus

• Simulation for Tomorrow

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Head & Torch Position Monitored by OverheadUltrasonic Tracker

Head & Torch Position Monitored by OverheadUltrasonic Tracker

Torch Trigger Generated Weld

Torch Position Tracked by Haptic Master

ManTech Sim Hardware

VRTEX

CS-Wave

Fronius

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Tennis for Two

James Higinbothm 1958

Tried to create an interactive exhibit

First Video Game

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Screen Shot

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. v 1.2.208. 02 January 2008. Activision.

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Current Learning Challenge

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What We Want

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A simulation needs to provide engaging interactions that create a meaningful learning experience

To do this right it has to feel like a game, and teach like your smartest professor

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All Looking for the Same Thing• Faster Skill Acquisition

• Better Task Comprehension and Utilization

• More Standardization Across a Global Market Place

• Greater Throughput (increased Number of Students)

• Increased Instructor Support• Promote Safety and Awareness• Expand Knowledge of Industry

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Depth of Knowledge

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Community “Online World”

Community “Online World”

TrainingTrainingEntertainment“Games”

Entertainment“Games”

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• Dynamic Learning Communities- More Sophisticated Reward and Achievement Systems

- Active Efforts to Maintain Student Focus and Attention

How Do We Get There (pt 1)

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How Do We Get There (pt 2)

AI/Expert Systems Tailored to Unique Student

Learning Paths

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Lessons

Performance Data

AI or Expert SystemCustomized Learning Plan

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How Do We Get There (pt 3)

• Cross Cultural Pollination• Building with Different Learning

Styles in Mind• Region• Learning Style• Culture • Language

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Goal

• To design our simulations and build our curricula so that the student is faced with a game-like challenge: To keep a dopamine surge always within reach

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No Chocolate Covered Broccoli!

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Questions?

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