Our Vision |
The HyperSkill platform bridges the gap between extended reality and AI-powered learning experiences and learning engineering for training, STEM education and workforce development. Our “research through design” approach drives research and innovation in three key ways: (i) designing novel learning content, systems and tools that empower individuals and teams, (ii) leveraging these systems as testbeds for learning engineering to deepen our understanding of how people learn, and (iii) using these insights to continuously enhance learning outcomes and experiences. We take pride in enabling researchers to push the envelope of better learning content and tools worldwide. We publish our research and also help researchers accelerate their work with our tools. When researchers can build simulations faster with smaller budgets, gather more data sooner, and analyze data to derive deeper insights, it's a victory for all humans everywhere. |
Research By SimInsights Customers and Partners |
March 2025 Study Reveals Virtual Reality Effectively Educates Pharmacists on Continuous Glucose Monitors Matthew Michael Ezzo Northeastern University, Boston, MA Pharmacy Times (VR technology enhances community pharmacists' ability to provide CGM services, increasing their confidence and competence in diabetes management. Community pharmacists are well-positioned to manage diabetes, but require effective, scalable training solutions like VR to fulfill this role.) March 2025 Can virtual reality become the new training vehicle in community pharmacies for continuous glucose monitoring? Matthew Michael Ezzo Northeastern University, Boston, MA World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences (This research aimed to educate pharmacists in an effective manner, given the challenges of the pharmacy ecosystem that were uncovered in Cycle One. The Cycle Two action steps included meeting with the award-winning, California VR company SimInsights, gaining a copyright license from Company A, creating the training intervention software…) February 2025 AI-Powered VR Simulations for Semiconductor Industry Training and Education ISHAN JHA¹, GABRIEL CODINA², ALICE DONG², KRISTAL HONG², ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ², FELICIA CHEN², JOCELYN ZHU², G.P LI³ ¹Troy High School, Fullerton, CA ²Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA ³University of California, Irvine, CA Journal of Advanced Technological Education (Explores whether K-12 and community college students can use simplified tools to create AI-powered VR training for semiconductor manufacturing. Students designed and tested a simulation of a common fabrication process, reporting high engagement, ease of use, and increased interest. Results suggest this approach could help address workforce shortages while training future simulation developers.) February 2025 AI-Driven Communication Training for Medical Students to Practice Discussing Abnormal Mammogram Results with Patients: Development of a GPT-4 Powered Virtual Simulated Patient Weisman D, Sugarman A, Huang YM, Gelberg L, Ganz PA, Comulada WS (Applies HyperSkill to develop a virtual standardized patient (VSP) simulation for medical communication training. Initially built using branching path simulations (BPS), the integration of GPT-4 with HyperSkill allowed for more dynamic interactions, iterative refinement, and automated feedback on learner performance.) October 2024 Developing an AI-powered Training Simulation to Help Medical Students Rehearse Delivering Difficult News to Their Patients, to be presented at IMSH 2025 Daniel Weisemann, UCLA Simulation Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Applies HyperSkill to create the AI-powered conversational simulations and gather data for research) August 2024 Simulating Success: GPT-4’s Impact on the Development of a Virtual Communication Training Skills Module for Medical Students Dan Weisman; Alanna Sugarman; Yue-Ming Huang; Lillian Gelberg; Patricia A. Ganz; Warren Scott Comulada JMIR Medical Education (Submitted), Date Submitted: Aug 27, 2024 (Applies HyperSkill to create AI-powered virtual communication skills training module for medical students. HyperSkill powered by] GPT-4 streamlined development and provided a better and more natural user experience than what we were able to provide using [branching path simulations] BPS.) August 2024 Enhancing metal additive manufacturing training with the advanced vision language model: A pathway to immersive augmented reality training for non-experts - ScienceDirect Haolin Fan, Hongji Zhang, Changyu Ma, Tongzi Wu, Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh, Bingbing Li Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117575, Singapore Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM (ARCS), California State University Northridge, Northridge, 91330, CA, USA (Applies HyperSkill to create AI-powered step by step instructions for use on Hololens Mixed Reality Device and gather data for research. Features integration of Vision Language Models within HyperSkill.) |
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Literature review - Engagement, learning and retention - last 5 y Literature Review - Pedagogical Agents Virtual reality simulation for construction safety promotion, Dong Zhao & Jason Lucas Dong Zhao & Jason Lucas (2015) Virtual reality simulation for construction safety promotion, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 22:1, 57-67, DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.861853 Published online: 28 Jan 2014. https://www.nsc.org/getmedia/e2bb071c-e134-4c8e-b0b3-be74b46066eb/report-virtual-training.pdf Immersion aids recall, Amitabh Varshney et al, 2018 https://obj.umiacs.umd.edu/virtual_reality_study/10.1007-s10055-018-0346-3.pdf |