Moving Beyond Tradition: Using Simulation to Improve Student
Engagement and Enhance the Learning Experience
September 27, 2012
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Matthew Wallace
CEO & President
VRSim
860.893.0080
[email protected]
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Matthew Wallace
CEO & President
VRSim, Inc.
VRSim, Inc.
– Founded in 2001;
– located in East Hartford, CT USA
– Virtual reality training systems for skilled trades
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VRTEX Family
Processes
- Flux Cored Arc Welding
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Parts
- Practice Plate
- 2, 3, 4 F
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 G
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SimSpray Family
Processes
- HVLP
- Airless
- Air Assisted Airless
- Sandblasting (Dec. 2012)
Parts
- Car Parts
- Practice Panels
- Industrial Parts
- ACQPA Panel
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SimBuild:
Carpentry
November 2012
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Outline
• Introduction
• Simulations – Better, Faster, Cheaper
• Changes
– Who plays
– Nature of Learning
– Attention and Focus
• Simulation for Tomorrow
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Head & Torch
Position
Monitored by
Overhead
Ultrasonic
Tracker
ManTech Sim
Hardware
Fronius
Torch Position Tracked by Haptic
Master
CS-Wave
Torch Trigger Generated Weld
VRTEX
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Tennis for
Two
James Higinbothm 1958
Tried to create an interactive
exhibit
First Video
Game
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. v 1.2.208. 02 January 2008. Activision.
Screen Shot
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Current Learning Challenge
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What We Want
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A simulation needs to provide
engaging interactions that create
a meaningful learning
experience
To do this right it has to feel like
a game, and teach like your
smartest professor
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All Looking for the Same Thing
• Faster Skill Acquisition
• Better Task Comprehension and Utilization
• More Standardization Across a Global Market
Place
• Greater Throughput (increased Number of
Students)
• Increased Instructor Support
• Promote Safety and Awareness
• Expand Knowledge of Industry
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Depth of Knowledge
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Entertainment
“Games”
Training
Community
“Online World”
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How Do We Get There (pt 1)
• Dynamic Learning Communities
- More Sophisticated Reward and
Achievement Systems
- Active Efforts to Maintain Student
Focus and Attention
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How Do We Get There (pt 2)
AI/Expert Systems Tailored
to Unique Student
Learning Paths
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Lessons
Performance
Data
Customized Learning
Plan
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How Do We Get There (pt 3)
• Cross Cultural Pollination
• Building with Different Learning Styles
in Mind
• Region
• Learning Style
• Culture
• Language
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Goal
• To design our simulations and build our
curricula so that the student is faced
with a game-like challenge: To keep a
dopamine surge always within reach
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No Chocolate Covered
Broccoli!
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Questions?
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