Researchers: Prof Guy Wallis, Prof Stephan Riek, Prof Robin Burgess-Limerick, Prof Heinrich Buelthoff and Dr Jason Armstrong
Years: 2020-2023
Funding Body: Australian Research Council, Max Planck Society & Boeing Australia (ARC Linkage Project)
Summary
Simulators offer enormous potential for workforce training and assessment. However, current high-fidelity systems based around real interfaces (e.g. driving and full-flight simulators) are costly to purchase and maintain. Headmounted virtual reality systems offer a cheap and more flexible alternative, but our understanding of how best to harness such systems is currently underdeveloped. In partnership with Boeing Australia, this project will investigate next generation simulator technologies to demonstrate how best to harness them for training. Its outcomes will impact a wide range of industries and service providers paving the way for virtual reality systems to become a core element in future training solutions.
