Workshop Defense and Human Interface Technology

I4S organised together with the Human Interface Technology Lab (HITlab) from the Howest Hogeschool, on 28 June a workshop for the Belgian Defense on the use of AR and VR for training soft skills.

HITlab has state-of-the-art measuring equipment that is typically used in a lab environment (such as high-end eye-tracking and body-tracking systems and EEG equipment for measuring brain activity), the latest VR and AR systems as well as user-friendly and cheaper systems that can be used in a real-life setting (such as mobile eye trackers and wearables).

The ambitions for soft skills training are becoming increasingly complex and require multidisciplinary cooperation. In an interactive workshop, HITlab's expertise was introduced and demonstrated in detail using practical examples. This interactive and inspiring workshop offered a good opportunity to explore together with Defense how cooperation can be established in the future for the co-creation of VR/AR solutions tailored to Defense needs.