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Strategy

VR training: make the decision with a measurable pilot

VR is useful when it addresses a specific learning difficulty. Compare it with a simpler approach before funding scenes, headsets and deployment.

Define an observable skill

Choose a movement, decision or procedure that can be assessed. Avoid the vague aim of creating an immersive experience. Describe errors to identify, practice conditions and what participants will still need to do in a real setting.

Compare learning formats

A 360-degree video, interactive simulation and conventional demonstration have different capabilities. Compare preparation, facilitation, maintenance and accessibility. Provide an alternative for participants who cannot use a headset rather than excluding them from learning.

Plan safety and data handling

Check space, supervision, breaks and stopping procedures. Simulations still involve physical risks or discomfort. Limit collected information to pilot needs and inform participants. Individual assessments need clear retention and access arrangements.

Evaluate transfer

Assess the skill before, afterwards and in an appropriate non-simulated setting. Record limitations and withdrawals as well as immediate satisfaction. Revise the scenario if enthusiasm does not translate into better task execution.

A four-step method: Define skill → Compare formats → Pilot → Assess transfer
Original infographic — a process, not a statistical result.
  1. Define skill
  2. Compare formats
  3. Pilot
  4. Assess transfer

Worked example

Pilot sheet: skill / comparison format / group / stopping criteria / assessment / complete costs. Example: identify three procedural errors, then repeat the check on a non-immersive support. This is a proposed scenario, not a completed experiment.

Check before moving on

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Sources & method

Sources reviewed on 1 October 2026. Worked calculations use explicitly hypothetical inputs.

Topic provenance: Organiser une formation en réalité virtuelle - search-engine-feng-shui.com (consulted capture: 2021-04-14). Search Engine Feng Shui. This record does not confirm an individual byline.

This guide is newly written in 2026. It does not reproduce the earlier text and is not attributed to its historical author.

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