The Parallel · 2026Virtual and augmented reality, explained for business

Training & Education

Corporate training, simulation and learning in immersive environments.

VR Corporate Training: How to Measure Whether It Works
Training & Education

VR Corporate Training: How to Measure Whether It Works

Immersive training is easy to demo and hard to evaluate. A framework for deciding which skills belong in VR and how to measure ret

Safety Training in VR: Designing Scenarios That Transfer to the Floor
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Safety Training in VR: Designing Scenarios That Transfer to the Floor

A fire drill in VR only works if the scenario mirrors the real floor plan, the real alarms and the real mistakes people make. What

VR Training ROI: How to Calculate Whether It Pays Off
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VR Training ROI: How to Calculate Whether It Pays Off

PwC's 2020 study "The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training in the Enterprise" delivered clear benchmarks that sti

Medical VR Simulation: How Surgeons and Nurses Train
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Medical VR Simulation: How Surgeons and Nurses Train

Medical VR simulation has become a standard tool in hospitals for training surgeons and nurses without risking patients. Osso VR,

VR in Classrooms and Universities: What Actually Works
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VR in Classrooms and Universities: What Actually Works

Virtual reality has moved from experimental pilots to structured tools in schools and universities, but only in specific niches wh

VR Onboarding: Training New Hires in Their First 90 Days
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VR Onboarding: Training New Hires in Their First 90 Days

In 2018, Walmart announced it would deploy more than 17,000 Oculus Go headsets to train over a million associates using Strivr-bui

Soft Skills VR: Practice That Actually Sticks
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Soft Skills VR: Practice That Actually Sticks

Corporate trainers have spent decades pushing employees through role-play workshops and video modules, yet retention of soft skill