The eLearn Podcast

The Power of VR in High-Stakes Training with Mike Todd, Near-Life

August 30, 2021 Stephen Ladek, Director at LMSPulse.com Season 1 Episode 51
The eLearn Podcast
The Power of VR in High-Stakes Training with Mike Todd, Near-Life
Show Notes

โ„– 53 Mike Todd, Near-Life

My guest for today is Mike Todd. Mike is the CEO of Near-Life, a company that develops Virtual Reality and interactive video solutions and tools. With clients including USAID and the World Health Organization, Mike and his clients are convinced of the power of immersive content for high-stakes training.    


In this exciting conversation we talk about:

๐ŸŒŒ How Mike shifted his career from the International Development space to the education space (without really leaving); and why Near-Life solutions have resonated in humanitarian, health, safety and other critical contexts.
๐Ÿšš Why the time of โ€œVR for everyoneโ€ is closer than we think, thanks to authoring and delivery tools that greatly speed up the content creation process.
โž— Of course, creating immersive media is still more expensive than standard content. So we talk about not only how the ROI on VR has improved, but the ways in which itโ€™s easier to make that calculation
๐Ÿ’ฌ Finally, we talk about the most important element of creating truly immersive, effective and sustainable learning experiences: A good team.

~๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’~

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