Luminous XR is an independent software vendor, creating immersive learning and training content for the oil, gas and energy sectors. We believe in transforming the way industries approach training in high-risk sectors. Leveraging the power of Extended Reality (XR) – we deliver cutting-edge solutions that prioritize safety and efficiency. For high-risk industries such as Oil and Gas, where precision and risk mitigation are paramount, our technology offers game-changing benefits.
With our unrelenting focus on quality, safety, and measurable outcomes, we have built our reputation as the go-to provider of hard skill VR training solutions for oil, gas and energy industries.
The oil and gas industry has a fatality rate seven times higher than other industries. XR-based safety training reduces workplace accidents by up to 45%. By allowing workers to engage in realistic, hands-on safety interactive simulations in a controlled virtual environment, reducing on-site risks.
The cost of unplanned downtime in industrial sectors like energy can reach $50 billion per year. XR training helps mitigate this by equipping workers with the necessary skills before they enter the field. Luminous XR users have experienced an 80% reduction in training time, allowing for faster onboarding and upskilling of employees.
Speed up onboarding and reduce training costs by enabling employees to familiarize themselves with the plant, site and equipment so they feel confident, right from from the start.
Practice resolving complex issues that are vital for operational efficiency – so when they arrive, maintenance can be carried out with confidence, at speed.
As well as individual training, you can bring individuals together in your virtual workplace to train, plan and collaborate from anywhere in the world.
Looking to experience some Luminous XR training experiences? We have a number of readily available demo apps to try.
A BLEVE – Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion – can have catastrophic results in an oil and gas environment. In this scenario, trainees will perform a regular scheduled external inspection of a spherical pressure vessel while in operation, and will show what could result in a disaster.
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The first step in creating high quality, effective training content will involve defining your your training goals and what modules you need. Do you want employees to be experts in crude sampling? Or do you require training for more dangerous tasks like preventing gas explosions?
Once your training module has been confirmed our team will work side by side with your subject matter experts to document your processes step by step, we call this requirements gathering.
This can be done through capturing videos, reviewing documents and laser scanning your environment to ensure the content we develop replicates your exact environment and procedures virtually.
The more life like the virtual experience, the more effective the training.
Our talented team of 3D artists and designers work on recreating your assets, machinery and work environments so it feels like really training on the job.
Once your environment has been created our team of developers begin developing, testing and building your training modules.
Our content is built to the highest design standards and rigorously tested to ensure effective learning and development.
Once your training content is complete and you’re 100% happy with your scenario, you’ll get access to a branded PORTAL aka your dedicated learning management system for your VR content.
Here, trainers and trainees can access class schedules, training content and individual performance analytics. Everything you need for effective learning, accessed via a VR headset.
Virtual reality can be really beneficial for companies looking to improve their training programmes by using simulated virtual environments to create risk free training spaces. VR content can be created to mimic real world scenarios where employees can practice and perfect certain procedures and processes, enhancing operations and safety within the workplace.
AR and VR are changing the way that the workforce are training and upskilling in the oil and gas industry. From training and maintenance to onboarding and multi-team collaboration, augmented reality has the power to bring information to users who are on the job instantly and virtual reality creates a safe, risk-free space to train.
VR training can be hugely beneficial when compared to traditional training. VR training can reduce training times by 40% and improve employee performance by 70%. But why? With VR, experiences being so immersive means the experiences feel like real-life and creates a higher emotional connection compared to traditional training. This makes learning more memorable, meaning it has more impact on users memory.
Employees working in the oil, gas and energy sector are subject to a range of dangerous situations and procedures from chemical hazards, working at heights and many others. More companies are recognizing the benefits of VR safety training and how employees can familiarize themselves with hazards and high risk, low frequency procedures and become confident on how they would react in such situations.
When done at scale, VR can be extremely cost effective – at 1,950 learners VR training achieves cost parity with e-learn. At 3,000 learners, VR costs become 52% less than classroom based learning. VR is also cost effective because of the savings made on training and travel costs.
If you’re completely new to virtual reality training our XR Envisioning Workshops are a great introduction to learning about the technology, hardware and how it fits into your business. You can book a workshop slot for one of our workshops here, where the Luminous team will come to you and run a two day workshop with your team. If you know what training content you require and are ready to chat to one of our team, then you can skip the workshop and book a demo directly with us right here.
Luminous XR’s PORTAL is an award-winning cloud-based intuitive module hosting platform where all XR training content, users, and training data can be seamlessly managed.
All off-the-shelf content comes with a PORTAL subscription with unlimited users. Accessed via a web dashboard, PORTAL is highly scalable across large enterprises offering two versions, one for trainers / instructors and another for the trainees / students.
Key attributes of PORTAL include the ability to:
Discover the potential of XR (Extended Reality) training for the Oil & Gas industry with our XR workshop.
Still curious about how virtual reality can work for the oil, gas and energy sectors? Download our whitepaper to dive deep into how virtual reality is helping to create safer workplaces, bridge the skills gaps and improve operations. You’ll learn:
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