Virtual Reality and Knowledge Retention | Ruud Dullens | TEDxVenlo

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hi let me ask you a couple of questions

hi let me ask you a couple of questions who loves the Internet show some hands

who loves the Internet show some hands

who loves the Internet show some hands technology is fantastic who has ever

technology is fantastic who has ever

technology is fantastic who has ever played a digital game or maybe on your

played a digital game or maybe on your

played a digital game or maybe on your iPad or something like that and who has

iPad or something like that and who has

iPad or something like that and who has ever experienced virtual reality now

ever experienced virtual reality now

ever experienced virtual reality now still a couple of hands that are still

still a couple of hands that are still

still a couple of hands that are still there isn’t technology amazing looking

there isn’t technology amazing looking

there isn’t technology amazing looking at technology let’s take a look at cos

at technology let’s take a look at cos

at technology let’s take a look at cos so this is how car look like in the 50s

so this is how car look like in the 50s

so this is how car look like in the 50s some people probably loved the old-timer

some people probably loved the old-timer

some people probably loved the old-timer in it and this is how a car looks like

in it and this is how a car looks like

in it and this is how a car looks like today they can drive autonomously they

today they can drive autonomously they

today they can drive autonomously they can see accidents before they even

can see accidents before they even

can see accidents before they even happen and they move to cleaner energy

happen and they move to cleaner energy

happen and they move to cleaner energy sources when they come I have always

sources when they come I have always

sources when they come I have always been fascinated by technology and by the

been fascinated by technology and by the

been fascinated by technology and by the possibilities of it in all the years I

possibilities of it in all the years I

possibilities of it in all the years I have worked with emerging technologies

have worked with emerging technologies

have worked with emerging technologies I’ve seen it move faster and become more

I’ve seen it move faster and become more

I’ve seen it move faster and become more affordable all the time I love

affordable all the time I love

affordable all the time I love technology I love the possibilities of

technology I love the possibilities of

technology I love the possibilities of it and I love to see how we can improve

it and I love to see how we can improve

it and I love to see how we can improve a world using technology but for me it

a world using technology but for me it

a world using technology but for me it feels strange to see that in some areas

feels strange to see that in some areas

feels strange to see that in some areas technology is adopted very fast but in

technology is adopted very fast but in

technology is adopted very fast but in other areas this does not happen at all

take a look at this classroom the

take a look at this classroom the classroom somewhere about the 50s and

classroom somewhere about the 50s and

classroom somewhere about the 50s and this is how a classroom looks like today

this is how a classroom looks like today

this is how a classroom looks like today it’s almost identical than 50 60 years

it’s almost identical than 50 60 years

it’s almost identical than 50 60 years ago and of course we have

ago and of course we have

ago and of course we have small BOTS and we have digital books and

small BOTS and we have digital books and

small BOTS and we have digital books and we track student progress digitally but

we track student progress digitally but

we track student progress digitally but still it’s almost the same way of

still it’s almost the same way of

still it’s almost the same way of teaching like decades ago so why do we

teaching like decades ago so why do we

teaching like decades ago so why do we use technology to improve our cars but

use technology to improve our cars but

use technology to improve our cars but why don’t we fully utilize the

why don’t we fully utilize the

why don’t we fully utilize the technological capabilities to actually

technological capabilities to actually

technological capabilities to actually improve our teaching and yes there is a

improve our teaching and yes there is a

improve our teaching and yes there is a difference between cars and humans don’t

difference between cars and humans don’t

difference between cars and humans don’t misunderstand cars can be programmed to

misunderstand cars can be programmed to

misunderstand cars can be programmed to be safe and smart and efficient humans

be safe and smart and efficient humans

be safe and smart and efficient humans learn by experience this is an old

learn by experience this is an old

learn by experience this is an old wisdom a very old wisdom we learn by

wisdom a very old wisdom we learn by

wisdom a very old wisdom we learn by experience by doing it ourselves just

experience by doing it ourselves just

experience by doing it ourselves just like a child learns how to ride a

like a child learns how to ride a

like a child learns how to ride a bicycle it falls off and then get back

bicycle it falls off and then get back

bicycle it falls off and then get back up put down on the bike again for

up put down on the bike again for

up put down on the bike again for another try but there is a drawback to

another try but there is a drawback to

another try but there is a drawback to learning by experience who is ever used

learning by experience who is ever used

learning by experience who is ever used to hammer and nails to build something

to hammer and nails to build something

to hammer and nails to build something show some hands almost everyone did it

show some hands almost everyone did it

show some hands almost everyone did it hurt when you hit your finger for the

hurt when you hit your finger for the

hurt when you hit your finger for the first time yes it did and you might

first time yes it did and you might

first time yes it did and you might still remember that event thinking of it

still remember that event thinking of it

still remember that event thinking of it and me talking about it now you might

and me talking about it now you might

and me talking about it now you might still recall the feeling so I guess that

still recall the feeling so I guess that

still recall the feeling so I guess that using a hammer and nails was an

using a hammer and nails was an

using a hammer and nails was an efficient learning strategy offer a few

efficient learning strategy offer a few

efficient learning strategy offer a few hurtful moments but what if you’re

hurtful moments but what if you’re

hurtful moments but what if you’re working and training environment looks

working and training environment looks

working and training environment looks like this in my daily life I work with

like this in my daily life I work with

like this in my daily life I work with large companies in which complex tasks

large companies in which complex tasks

large companies in which complex tasks need to be trained all the time would

need to be trained all the time would

need to be trained all the time would you be training something like this

so sorry today would be the first to try

so sorry today would be the first to try in real life or maybe this bump into

in real life or maybe this bump into

in real life or maybe this bump into stuff learning by experience is the only

stuff learning by experience is the only

stuff learning by experience is the only effective way but we cannot let our

effective way but we cannot let our

effective way but we cannot let our staff step into an explosion or bump

staff step into an explosion or bump

staff step into an explosion or bump into stuff or experience other danger

when it comes to the most important

when it comes to the most important tasks for which we really need to be

tasks for which we really need to be

tasks for which we really need to be prepared we are forced to fall back to

prepared we are forced to fall back to

prepared we are forced to fall back to less effective ways of learning we have

less effective ways of learning we have

less effective ways of learning we have manuals and instructions and we have

manuals and instructions and we have

manuals and instructions and we have long safety procedures but still we

long safety procedures but still we

long safety procedures but still we cannot always practice it for real in

cannot always practice it for real in

cannot always practice it for real in fact 230,000 workers get injured every

fact 230,000 workers get injured every

fact 230,000 workers get injured every year at the workplace in the Netherlands

actually 80 of them die during this

actually 80 of them die during this event

so there’s no way we can teach our

so there’s no way we can teach our workers to be prepared for the

workers to be prepared for the

workers to be prepared for the worst-case scenarios by letting them

worst-case scenarios by letting them

worst-case scenarios by letting them experience it and me standing here I’m

experience it and me standing here I’m

experience it and me standing here I’m actually wondering is that so why don’t

actually wondering is that so why don’t

actually wondering is that so why don’t we use technology to optimize our

we use technology to optimize our

we use technology to optimize our learning the world out there today is

learning the world out there today is

learning the world out there today is full of new innovative technology such

full of new innovative technology such

full of new innovative technology such as virtual reality or augmented reality

as virtual reality or augmented reality

as virtual reality or augmented reality which we have seen in your booklet or

which we have seen in your booklet or

which we have seen in your booklet or maybe even mixed reality as they call it

maybe even mixed reality as they call it

maybe even mixed reality as they call it so it’s available technology right now

so it’s available technology right now

so it’s available technology right now in fact this is what I do for a living

in fact this is what I do for a living

in fact this is what I do for a living I applied techniques that come from

I applied techniques that come from

I applied techniques that come from commercial games to involve the learner

commercial games to involve the learner

commercial games to involve the learner we build games sometimes with VR that

we build games sometimes with VR that

we build games sometimes with VR that actually let people learn by experience

actually let people learn by experience

actually let people learn by experience and most recently we have taken this to

and most recently we have taken this to

and most recently we have taken this to the max for some people their work

the max for some people their work

the max for some people their work environment looks like this we are

environment looks like this we are

environment looks like this we are currently building a VR environment for

currently building a VR environment for

currently building a VR environment for training astronauts how to operate this

training astronauts how to operate this

training astronauts how to operate this device and actually how to be safe

device and actually how to be safe

device and actually how to be safe learning by doing but without the risk

learning by doing but without the risk

learning by doing but without the risk and without in need of having a mentor

and without in need of having a mentor

and without in need of having a mentor or instructor or master on your site

or instructor or master on your site

or instructor or master on your site it’s cost efficient and safe using VR

and you might think does it really work

and you might think does it really work is it realistic enough in various tests

is it realistic enough in various tests

is it realistic enough in various tests it has been proven that the use of

it has been proven that the use of

it has been proven that the use of especially virtual reality can be

especially virtual reality can be

especially virtual reality can be extremely effective when it comes to

extremely effective when it comes to

extremely effective when it comes to learning by experience let’s take a look

learning by experience let’s take a look

learning by experience let’s take a look at this video

she is now standing over a Ledge about a

she is now standing over a Ledge about a hundred and fifty meters above the

hundred and fifty meters above the

hundred and fifty meters above the ground watch her boss here to jump off

ground watch her boss here to jump off

ground watch her boss here to jump off the ledge so we fast forwarded the video

the ledge so we fast forwarded the video

the ledge so we fast forwarded the video because I took her really a while before

because I took her really a while before

because I took her really a while before she actually took the leap for her doing

she actually took the leap for her doing

she actually took the leap for her doing this it’s so realistic that you can see

this it’s so realistic that you can see

this it’s so realistic that you can see at her posture how she reacts within

at her posture how she reacts within

at her posture how she reacts within these glasses and eventually feature

so why are we so enthusiastic about

so why are we so enthusiastic about technology when it comes to the internet

technology when it comes to the internet

technology when it comes to the internet or playing games or me maybe even your

or playing games or me maybe even your

or playing games or me maybe even your own car but why are we so held back and

own car but why are we so held back and

own car but why are we so held back and don’t trust technology when it comes to

don’t trust technology when it comes to

don’t trust technology when it comes to teaching and improving our learning even

teaching and improving our learning even

teaching and improving our learning even when games are more effective cost

when games are more effective cost

when games are more effective cost efficient and safe to all trainers

efficient and safe to all trainers

efficient and safe to all trainers instructors teachers everyone involved

instructors teachers everyone involved

instructors teachers everyone involved in learning I would say stop looking at

in learning I would say stop looking at

in learning I would say stop looking at what we cannot train in real life but

what we cannot train in real life but

what we cannot train in real life but start using the latest innovations

start using the latest innovations

start using the latest innovations let’s take training and education to the

let’s take training and education to the

let’s take training and education to the 21st century

21st century

21st century let’s get unreal and learn by experience

let’s get unreal and learn by experience

let’s get unreal and learn by experience using VR and serious games thank you

using VR and serious games thank you

using VR and serious games thank you [Applause]