AgroParisTech: Training students to run a distillation pilot in VR
Context
The aim of this module, co-created by AgroParisTech‘s school and Uptale, is to introduce future engineers to conduct a continuous distillation pilot in a packed column, a technical machine that is difficult to master.
Thanks to Virtual Reality, they have a first approach of the pilot and of the steps to follow to carry out their distillation and be more at ease in real life.
Description
This experience allows students to practice the distillation process in a fun way, accompanied by their teacher who shows them the operations as well as gamified exercises.
They come face-to-face with the machine and have to activate the right valves to make a successful distillation, while learning how it works and the steps to follow.
The 360° immersion allows them to familiarize themselves with this technical environment, to prepare them for the real world and allows them to practice endlessly, with the right to make mistakes.
Results
At the end of the course, the students felt more comfortable overall in handling the distillation pilot.
What’s more, VR enables greater inclusiveness (multilingualism) and increases student commitment, as they feel more involved in their training.
The school is now autonomous in the creation with Uptale.
Uptale helped me visualize complex theoretical courses
“The aim is not to replace a field trip or a tutorial, but rather to complement it with things they couldn’t do in real life, which virtual reality enables them to do.
What also blew me away was that Uptale immediately understood how to put the theoretical course (which wasn’t easy!) into images.”
– Constance Gloaguen, Multimedia Technician, AgroParisTech Saclay
