The new Extended Reality (XR) collaborative worksite platform is designed to train and assess remote workers for plant, industrial and other types of worksite operations. The Serious:XR platform allows trainees to conduct practical and emergency operations in a safe environment, while building and assessing employee safety, efficiency and proficiency.

"Safety and competency are crucial for any worksite, but logistics, time and resources often make training a challenge," said Wade Carson, director of Business Development, Serious Labs. "Collaborative VR training overcomes the obstacles of assessing practical, hands-on experience for today's global workforce."

The XR platform allows multiple users to collaborate remotely from anywhere in the world with other team members, trainers, and subject matter experts in a simulated virtual environment. By using a VR kit which includes a corded headset, gaming laptop and internet connection, the user is immersed in a virtual world.

"Our XR platform has tremendous potential. It can theoretically be applied to any industry," said Carson. "We are developing more than VR simulators; we have a unique approach to training content development, working with industries, building what is relevant to workers, and addressing the global workforce with technology that connects them in a virtual space. VR is not only an exciting emerging technology, it provides genuine business value."