Potentials of Virtual Reality for Occupational Safety
At the Immersive Realities Center of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), students can experiment with VR and AR technologies. Projects also include virtual training environments where SME employees can learn new workflows on complex machines.
Virtual training environments, in which, for example, electrical planners and industrial employees learn new work processes on complex machines in a safe environment, are becoming increasingly important. The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts wants to show what added value these technologies offer and whether investments are already worthwhile with a new center at the Department of Computer Science.
The Immersive Realities Center (IRC) will also be available for schools and vocational colleges. "Processes such as electrical circuits can be taught in a more vivid and lively way than with conventional learning materials," says IRC co-director Antonio Russo. The offering includes a showroom and an interactive room to learn about VR and AR infrastructures.
An initial training project has already been launched with the Gewerblich-industriellen Bildungszentrum Zug. A new focus of study in VR and AR is also a major of the Department of Computer Science in the area of Augmented & Virtual Reality, which has been started since the fall semester. Among other things, the focus module teaches the technical fundamentals of AR and VR as well as user guidance in virtual environments, according to the HSLU.
Source: HSLU
