Augmented Reality Training
What is Augmented Reality Training?
Augmented Reality (AR) training integrates digital information with the trainee’s environment in real-time. Cameras and microphones capture the current environment, and the training software projects digital information onto the learner’s device, which can be a headset, glasses, smartphone, or tablet. Training can also be delivered using properly equipped PCs.
For example, a maintenance worker must service a remote, failed commercial power generation turbine. The worker points his mobile device’s camera at the turbine, and the software projects detailed step-by-step maintenance procedures onto the screen overlaid on the turbine’s actual captured by the mobile device. The software may also track the worker’s progress and offer help as needed.
How do learners benefit from Augmented Reality Training?
Enhanced Engagement
AR training’s interactive and visually stimulating nature helps maintain learner interest.
Hands-on Practice
Individualizing the training helps employees retain information better by focusing extra attention on areas of difficulty and role-relevant skills.
Real-time Feedback
The AR system tracks progress and provides feedback immediately, reinforcing the learning experience.
Improved Retention
Learning by physically performing tasks improves skill and knowledge retention.
Increased Confidence
AR environments allow employees to experience the results of their actions safely while working on actual products or in real-world situations.
Why should we use Augmented Reality Training?
Augmented Reality Training is particularly valuable for:
AR is ideal for teaching complex maintenance, repair, and assembly procedures. Step-by-step instructions can be overlaid directly onto machinery, equipment, or an assembly workstation.
Salespeople can interactively demonstrate product capabilities to customers or familiarize themselves with product features and capabilities. Customer service staff can practice skills like objection handling using AR simulations.
Workers in dangerous environments like chemical plants or mining operations must understand complex safety and regulatory compliance procedures. AR simulations in an actual facility provide a low-risk opportunity to master life-saving skills.
Field service staff must be able to diagnose and correct equipment malfunctions. AR programs are ideal for practicing on equipment in field offices and as an aid working at a customer site.
Featured Case Study
Mary Kay Case Study
Mary Kay Revolutionizes Onboarding
Mary Kay, a leading multi-level marketing company in the beauty industry, needed a method for training beauty consultants with diverse needs and definitions of success. As the sixth-largest network marketing company globally, Mary Kay had over 3.5 million independent beauty consultants in more than 35 countries, each with unique training program requirements.
Using a microlearning approach crafted by Allen Interactions for customer-centric training, Mary Kay now offers a truly personalized, self-paced, and self-directed learning environment for onboarding their beauty sales consultants.
After trusting Allen Interactions with their training needs, the company experienced the following:
90% engagement level
80% of beauty consultants complete the program
3.5 million learners (Beauty Consultants)
Is Augmented Reality Training right for our needs?
Augmented Reality Training is particularly valuable in situations requiring hands-on practice, complex procedural training, and involving high-risk, dangerous environments. AR simulations overlaid on your organization’s equipment in actual but stable environments can expedite and enhance your training outcomes. If you train employees in complex, technical, or dangerous procedures and need to provide remote backup in an emergency, AR training can be a perfect solution.
How can Allen Interactions help implement Augmented Reality Training?
Allen Interactions has led the interactive online training field for decades, developing new technologies and training methodologies along the way. Over that time, we’ve helped hundreds of organizations use training to create workforces that excel in their roles, from front-line customer service to exceptional sales performance to mastery of industry-specific fundamentals.
As part of our growth as a customer-focused company, we have developed, refined, and proven a comprehensive process that ensures we understand your needs in detail, develop needs-based and goal-driven learning solutions, and then implement them inside your organization, training staff so they can confidently and fearlessly manage the solution.
Customer Testimonials
Allen Interactions created an extremely engaging, interactive sales process course, with complex interactions between sales associates and customers. This pilot resulted in some incredible results!
Kenneth Gregson
Director Variable Operations Learning & Performance, AutoNation
Customer Testimonials
Adults are looking for untraditional learning experiences. Coupled with innovations in core business strategies within, we had the perfect moment to create a seamless experience for the independent sales force with Allen Interactions.
Kathryn Hunt-Siwald
Manager, Sales Education Materials & Strategic Education, Mary Kay
Customer Testimonials
By incorporating fun, engaging content into the Penn Foster online learning experience offered by schools like Penn Foster, we belive our students will be better able to retain the information, not only for their exams, but to apply in the workforce and entirety of their careers as medical professionals.
Dara Warn
Chief Operating Officer, Penn Foster Education Group
How can Allen Interactions help implement Augmented Reality Training?
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