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Igloo Vision: The Top Benefits of Immersive Learning Spaces

Devin Raymond

As the modern workforce evolves, creating employee training programs that are engaging, impactful, and scalable has been a growing challenge for organizations. Traditional training methods often fall short of meeting these needs. In recent years, immersive training has emerged as an effective solution for engaging employees through realistic, interactive learning experiences that bring training materials to life in risk-free, simulated environments. 

ThingLink’s Immersive Spaces offer a shared physical, interactive learning environment for team-based training and collaboration, combining ThingLink software (used to create training content) with interactive projectors and touchscreens provided by select hardware partners. These immersive learning experiences provide an ideal setting for collaborative training and skill development, making the learning process more effective than traditional classroom-style methods.

One of our valued hardware partners, Igloo Vision, recently highlighted the benefits of adopting immersive training as an alternative to conventional e-training methods. Let’s take a closer look at how immersive training spaces are reshaping workplace training, and the top takeaways from Igloo Vision’s recent blog post: What are the benefits of immersive training compared to e-training.

Igloo Vision’s 5 Benefits of Immersive Training Compared to E-Training

Below is a summary of Igloo Vision’s top 5 benefits of immersive training compared to traditional e-training:

1) In-person collaboration and feedback: 

Instant interaction and feedback are essential for effective learning. Immersive spaces enable real-time interaction, allowing learners to collaborate and receive guidance in a manner that is more natural and engaging. This fosters better learning outcomes compared to traditional e-learning methods, where feedback is often delayed.

2) In-person training without the cost or risk: 

Through immersive training spaces, employees can engage and collaborate in real-world simulations using virtual environments (displayed or projected onto walls of your immersive space) to replicate their actual work conditions without the inherent risks of on-site training. These virtual spaces help eliminate the need for costly site closures or operational disruptions while providing risk-free, hands-on simulations of real-life scenarios they may face on the job. Bring your immersive learning spaces to life by using ThingLink to create your training content, which can be powered on hardware like the Igloo Core Engine-powered immersive space. 

3) Increase engagement and improve retention: 

Immersive learning boosts learner engagement by recreating the focus and realism of in-person sessions. By utilizing tools like 360° video, digital twins, and interactive learning elements, learners can experience training scenarios in a simulated environment that mirrors the real-world tasks they’ll perform. This hands-on approach leads to better retention and skill development.

4) Train groups, measure progress: 

Accelerate employee readiness with real-time progress tracking and realistic environments through immersive training. Igloo-powered spaces efficiently train large groups, as demonstrated by AtkinsRéalis safely inducting 900 workers in just two weeks.

5) Save money: 

The financial benefits of immersive training are undeniable. After implementing immersive learning spaces, Lanes Group reported a significant reduction in training costs—$1.25 million saved—and a 57% decrease in employee attrition. Immersive learning environments not only save money but also improve retention by providing employees with a more engaging, hands-on learning experience that fosters long-term success.

Benefit Your Organization with Immersive Learning Today

Transform the way your organization approaches employee training programs with immersive learning experiences. These advanced training solutions offer companies engaging, scalable, and cost-effective alternatives to traditional training methods. By integrating immersive training into your business operations, you can foster a more productive, skilled workforce.

Thanks to cutting-edge immersive technology and strong partnerships like those between ThingLink and Igloo Vision, businesses can now offer immersive training programs that are realistic, scalable, and effective. Whether your goal is to improve onboarding, enhance learner engagement, reduce costs, or boost knowledge retention, these immersive learning spaces offer a powerful solution.

Discover how immersive training and ThingLink’s versatile content creation tools can take your training programs to the next level today.

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