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Virtual reality training applications for the mining industry

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	van Wyk, Etienne de Villiers, Ruth
Abstract	Virtual reality is a rapidly growing technology which utilises the ever-increasing power of computers to simulate real-world and imaginary environments and situations with a high degree of realism and interactiveness. Safety in the South African mining industry is a vital issue. On average, one worker dies every working day, and about 16 are injured in mine-related accidents. Inadequate or insufficient training is often cited as a root cause for many mining fatalities. However, training outside the direct working environment provides only limited real-life opportunities and may fail to make a significant impact within the tense working environment itself. Virtual reality-based training tools can, by contrast, provide simulated exposure to real-world working conditions without the associated risks. This paper discusses contextual requirements and constraints for virtual reality application development, applied to safety training in mines. The results of the contextual analysis were applied to the design and development of several prototypes of VR training systems. The paper also reports on how realism can be enhanced in simulation training systems.
Starting Page	53
Ending Page	63
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781605584287
DOI	10.1145/1503454.1503465
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2009-02-04
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Safety training Mining training applications Realism Virtual reality
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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