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November 14, 2024: Issue 120
Training in high-risk environments just got a major upgrade – no hard hats required. Thanks to XR technology, the energy industry can now simulate everything from nuclear plant operations to offshore oil rigs, all without the potential for actual explosions (phew!). HTC VIVE's latest ebook lays out the best practices for crafting XR solutions that are not only safe and cost-effective, but also shockingly realistic. Check out the summary below!
What’s Inside:
🚀 XR in Energy: Build Winning Solutions with These Best Practices
🤖 AI in Construction: Why It's So Hard (and How to Get it Right)
✨ Remote Work, Reimagined: VR & Digital Twins
☁️ Cintoo Raises Millions: Reality Data Gets a Cloud Boost
Imagine training in a world where mistakes are encouraged and explosions only happen in pixels. It’s now reality with XR for the energy sector, where learning can be intense without the "real-life stakes" part.
Build with Purpose: Before you dive into XR projects, know your goal—because just like building IKEA furniture, it helps to know what you’re aiming for first.
Design for the End User: XR experiences are only as good as their usability. One button should always mean the same thing…unless you’re trying to simulate true chaos, in which case, by all means, mix it up!
Make It Realistic (But Also Virtual!): For XR training to work, it should look and feel like the real thing. Realistic XR lets trainees make mistakes, learn, and still go home in time for dinner.
Test, Test, Test: Iterative testing isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a lifesaver (or at least a timesaver). See how some companies reduced hours of in-person training down to just minutes. It’s like the microwave of learning.
👂 Want even more real-world XR training use cases and 📋 best practices in energy projects? Make sure you grab your seat 🎫 to attend the Industrial XR Forum at Industrial IMMERSIVE 2025 next March 3-4!
WHAT'S UP
AI, Meet Reality: Generative AI (GenAI) is extremely promising, but achieving tangible results is more complex than the hype suggests. Keir Regan-Alexander, architect and founder of creative consultancy, Arka Works, highlights the challenges of implementing GenAI and offers practical strategies for professional practice.
Simulating Success:Digital twins and VR are reshaping our world of work. Dive into the evolution of these technologies and their impact on modern industries, urban planning, and remote teams in technical professions.
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WHAT'S NEXT
Discover how CHENEXT's XR solutions are providing a way for process industry professionals to provide remote training in hazardous workplaces, in this video. Training instructions can be saved to be replayed multiple times without bothering the instructors every time. Training on the job using XR is more convenient and efficient to train.
QuarkXRannounced the launch of the QuarkXR Unity SDK - specifically designed for professionals in AEC, enterprise, film, games, and XR industries who work with large and complex 3D files and reality capture scans.
Object Management Group®, along with the members of the Digital Twin Consortium and the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance,announced the cross-consortia Artificial Intelligence Joint Working Group, bringing together the collective intelligence of OMG’s consortia to advance AI integration with digital twins, augmented reality (AR) and related technologies.
WHAT'S THE DEAL
Cintoo has successfully closed a €37 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Partech, a global tech investment firm, with existing investors Amavi Capital and Armilar Venture Partners also joining the round.
Venture Builder VClaunched NOV Supernova Accelerator to drive digital transformation in upstream oil & gas with disruptive startups. Powered by Venture Builder VC, the five-month program offers startups unparalleled access to NOV's R&D and business units, with a focus on solving key enterprise challenges through paid pilot programs.
WHAT ELSE
NASA Techs Trade Wrenches for AR Headsets
(Image Credit: Phys Org)
Technicians armed with advanced measuring equipment, augmented reality headsets, and QR codes virtually checked the fit of some Roman Space Telescope structures before building or moving them through facilities at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
"We've been able to place sensors, mounting interfaces, and other spacecraft hardware in 3D space faster and more accurately than previous techniques," said NASA Goddard engineer Ron Glenn. "That could be a huge benefit to any program's cost and schedule."
Projecting digital models onto the real world allows the technicians to align parts and look for potential interference among them. The AR heads-up display also enables precise positioning of flight hardware for assembly with accuracy down to thousandths of an inch.
Using NASA's Internal Research and Development program, Glenn said his team keeps finding new ways to improve how NASA builds spacecraft with AR technology in a project aiding Roman's construction at NASA Goddard. Learn more--> (h/t phys.org)
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