Why traditional training fails soft skills, and how 3D virtual environments like Virtway are revolutionizing corporate learning through presence, voice, and practice.
Organizations spend billions annually on Learning and Development, yet the transfer of training—the application of learned skills to the job—remains alarmingly low, especially for soft skills.
Research based on Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience suggests that passive learning methods (lectures, reading, videos) yield low retention rates. In contrast, Active Learning—specifically simulation and doing the real thing—can boost retention rates to over 75%.
"Practice makes permanent." To master negotiation, conflict resolution, or empathy, employees must feel the pressure of the moment. Virtual environments provide a Psychologically Safe space to fail and try again without real-world consequences.
Source: Adapted from NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science
How Virtway technology translates physical interaction into the digital realm.
Natural, directional voice communication is critical for analyzing tone, pitch, and hesitation.
The "Proteus Effect" suggests users embody the traits of their avatars, enhancing engagement.
Every session can be recorded, analyzed, and scored for continuous improvement loops.
In text-based roleplay, 80% of communication (tone, pause, urgency) is lost. Virtway's technology utilizes spatial 3D audio. If a trainee turns their back, the audio shifts. If they step closer, it gets louder. This fidelity is non-negotiable for training sales teams in objection handling or support teams in de-escalating angry customers. It forces the brain to process the interaction as a "real" social event.
Explore how different departments utilize immersive roleplay to target specific competency gaps. Click a department to view the simulation data.
Scenario: The "High-Stakes Price Increase."
Trainees enter a virtual boardroom to meet a skeptical client avatar (played by a trainer or AI). The client is angry about a 15% price hike.
Objective: Validate the client's feelings without conceding immediately. Pivot to value proposition.
Virtway Advantage: Trainees can practice this high-tension conversation 10 times in 1 hour. Traditional workshops allow maybe 1 turn per person.
Physical roleplay is expensive: venue hire, travel, accommodation, and lost productivity. Virtual roleplay eliminates logistics while increasing practice frequency.
vs. Physical Workshops
Based on 3x frequency multiplier
*Estimates based on industry averages for travel & venue costs.