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Virtual World Classroom to Transform Corporate Training
Ambient Performance
| London, United Kingdom
30-Jan-2009 » Training Press Releases » Leading training and development consultancy Bray Leino BroadSkill has joined forces with enterprise virtual worlds technology specialist Ambient Performance to create a 'virtual world classroom' training offer for the business community.
The solution combines the best of classroom training with virtual world technology to enable people in different locations to learn together without ever having to leave their homes or workplaces.
The Virtual Instructor Led Training (V-ILT) - similar in some ways to popular public virtual worlds such as Second Life, but created in a closed environment exclusively for use by corporates - completely replicates the 'real world' group training experience.
Sitting at their computers using the V-ILT software platforms people first log in to see a computer representation of themselves called an avatar. Each avatar is then seen arriving for the course at the venue's reception where they are able to talk to fellow delegates, just as they would at a normal learning event. For the training session itself all the participating avatars take their seats in the 'virtual classroom' where they listen and interact with the tutor's avatar as they would do normally. Delegates are able to ask questions by clicking on an icon to raise their avatar's hand or just say them out loud. The tutor then answers the question for everyone to hear just as they do in a physical classroom.
The system, which operates on the OLIVE platform developed by Forterra Systems uses built in VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology, is a major step forward from current internet-based training solutions such as webinars and e-learning products.
Henry Jodrell, Bray Leino BroadSkill Chief Executive, says: "We believe 'virtual world classroom' training is the way forward for organisations wanting to train staff who are based at disparate locations, whether in the UK or abroad, as it not only lowers their carbon footprints by dispensing with the need for travel and accommodation, it also saves time by allowing people to get more done in the working day.
What's more, the important points of traditional training such as group interaction and shared learning are still very much present, ensuring the learning is successfully supported for each and every delegate."
Ambient Performance Chief Executive Ron Edwards says: "This solution is perfect for the current economic climate as it is effective and highly cost efficient. It without doubt takes the concept of e-learning to a new level and is ideal for both public and private sector organisations as the technology it operates on is proven for corporate use in terms of security, robustness and scalability."
ENDS
Bray Leino BroadSkill www.brayleinobroadskill.co.uk
Founded in 1994, Bray Leino BroadSkill delivers bespoke people development and engagement solutions in partnership with its clients (Inspiration, Success and Efficiency). Its workshops are designed to maximise the performance and motivation of an organizations employees. Bray Leino BroadSkill delivers over 14,000 training events per annum and has a turnover £6.5m.
Its clients include major central government organisations such as the MOD, DEFRA, DVLA, UK Borders Agency, FSA and the Highways Agency as well as many well known corporates such as Accenture, Airbus, Atos Origin, Friends Provident, Grant Thornton, EDS and United Utilities.
Bray Leino
Founded in 1974, the Bray Leino Group provides clients with a fully integrated range of communication services spanning advertising, events, PR, digital, training and organisational development. Based in Devon, but with offices in London, Bristol and Scotland, it has a turnover of more than £56 million and employs more than 320 staff.
A top 20 advertising agency (Campaign - 9th November 2007) - and the only agency in the top 20 based outside of London - Bray Leino believes in creating big business-building ideas that deliver lasting commercial results.
Group clients include: Wrigley, BP, Royal Mint, Symantec, Seagate Champion, WRAP and a host of government departments as well as brands such as Paul Smith, Ecover, Olbas, Ibuleve, Bazuka, Dentyl pH, Shloer, Aquascutum and Timberland. South West clients include: Vi-Spring, Brend Hotels, St Austell Brewery (Tribute), RNLI and Oliver Sweeney.
Bray Leino is part of themission® - a national marketing communications and advertising group with 10 offices across the UK. The group specialises in providing national and international clients with award-winning marketing, advertising and business communications. Other group members include April-Six, Big Communications, Fuse Digital, RLA Group, Story UK and thinkBDW. themission® employs over 600 staff nationally and is listed on AIM (TMMG).
For further information, please contact:
Simon Williams
Bray Leino PR
Tel: 0117 906 4548
Email: swilliams@brayleino.co.uk
About Ambient Performance
Ambient Performance are specialists in enterprise virtual world applications with deep experience implementing and supporting emerging online training and collaboration tools. Ambient is the European distributor and service provider for Forterra Systems OLIVE virtual world platform with clients in the Government, Corporate and Higher Education sectors.
Keep up to date with Ambient news and industry developments with the Ambient Connections blog, Ambient Connection.
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