How can a low vision person function in a virtual world?
October 25, 2021
Use Cases
US ARMY SFL-TAP (ACAP)
Coaching and Training for Veterans via Virtend™
- Hightly successful program to reduce veterans unemployment rate
- Military veterans are highly distributed
- Platform needed to be simple to use for all levels of technical skill
Infinite Teams- Infinite Walls
Instant Team Rooms & Design Galleries
- Easy to use (point, click, drag, drop) with a “single place for truth” à keeps sync possible for increased team engagement (eye-2-eye and co-author design)
- Virtend™ walls provided infinite design space – ability to maintain more than one design path and track design history
3,500 Students at Brazil’s First 100% Virtual University
Goal: Successful start for full load of classes on UNIVESP Virtend™ campus
Concerns
- Teachers are widely distributed across Brazil and speak only Portugues
- Can Virtend™ scale to 3,500 this semester and over 20,000 in 5 years?
Global Thinking – Virtend™ Global Glue
Goal: International Retailer wants to extend access to its market analytics team and research
4 Main Issues
- Cost: telepresence rooms are expensive and typically do not support advanced tools for collaboration.
- Space: Physical room space is limited, need screens that can hold as much data as you need to tell your data story.
- Need to allow anyone to see and interact with any screen no matter where they are in the physical or virtual world.
- Need to allow a single computer to control and display content, including applications, video, webcams and more on every screen in the room.
Global Urban Planning & Virtual BIM
Goal: Reducing costs and increasing engagement in the Architecture and Construction Industry
A Global Dilemma
- Millions can be lost due to coordination failures on large construction projects with different stakeholders are required at different times
- Gaining engagement and buy-in from Citizens in planning Is difficult and critical for on budget, on time construction projects; this inclusion can reduce costs
Medical Drug Trial Training
Goal: Reduce top 5 issues in medical clinical trials
The Dilemma
- Errors in clinical trials are very costly for patients, and companies and can lead to significant harm, delays, and financial issues.
- Interactive training with game dynamics provides impactful training
- Current training methods do not let the investigator feel the impact from mistakes. The 3d world is great for simulating real world situations.