Summary
Traditionally, industrial safety training has been done using case studies, incident re-enactments, and personal experience narratives. The use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in safety education has been shown to significantly enhance knowledge retention, promote a safety culture, and improve student engagement. The goal of this project at the Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) in Beaumont Texas, is to enhance LIT's Process Operating Technology and Instrumentation Technology programs by using VR/AR technology to immerse students in realistic, interactive industrial safety
