Industrial Simulation is a mixed-reality safety training concept for new employees. It was designed to help learners practice hazard recognition, facility navigation, and emergency response in a safe setting. The project explored how immersive training could improve readiness before real-world exposure.

New employees and trainees in industrial settings such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and other large-scale facilities.

Create a safe and scalable training experience. Help workers practice safety procedures, understand complex environments, and respond to risk without real-world danger.

• Mixed-reality training simulation built in Unity using C#

• Designed for Meta Quest

• Modular 3D training environments based on real facilities

• Gamified hazard identification and safety drills

• Real-time AI dialogue avatars and spatial audio

• Portable training concept designed for off-site use

Industrial safety training can be costly. It can also be hard to scale. Many programs depend on physical mockups, on-site supervision, and limited access to real spaces. New workers may receive instructions, but still feel unprepared when they enter a complex environment for the first time.

The challenge was to create a training system that could build familiarity and confidence before learners entered a real facility.

I treated this project as a learning design and simulation problem. The goal was to move beyond lectures and manuals. Learners needed a space where they could practice, explore, and respond.

The training concept was designed to support onboarding and safety preparation. It aimed to reduce reliance on expensive physical setups. It also gave trainees more chances to rehearse key procedures.

The simulation used experiential learning. Trainees moved through the space. They identified hazards. They interacted with the equipment. They practiced emergency response in context.

The training scenarios focused on:

• exploring facility layouts

• identifying environmental hazards

• interacting with equipment

• rehearsing evacuation and safety procedures

• reinforcing correct actions through feedback and scoring

This supported spatial learning and situational practice. Both are important for safety performance.

Because the project focused on safety, realism mattered. Facility layouts were based on real environments where possible. Safety scenarios were shaped through subject-matter input. Equipment interactions were designed to reflect real workflows.

The project combined immersive training design with interactive media.

• A portable mixed-reality training concept

• Simulated industrial environments

• Hazard identification exercises

• Emergency response and evacuation drills

• Interactive equipment-based training moments

• AI-supported dialogue and spatial audio

The system was designed to let trainees rehearse key actions before entering a real workplace. It also explored how portable XR training could support off-site onboarding.

This project was designed to make safety training more practical and repeatable. It gave learners a way to become familiar with complex spaces and procedures before facing real-world risks.

The concept also explored how mixed reality could reduce dependence on physical mockups. It supported the idea of more flexible off-site preparation. By combining simulation, interaction, and spatial learning, the project showed the value of immersive training in high-risk environments.

This project reinforced the value of experiential learning in safety education. In many industrial settings, knowing a procedure is not the same as practicing it in context. Mixed reality created a way to connect instruction with action, space, and decision-making.

It also showed how immersive training can support onboarding in a more flexible way. A future next step would be learner testing. That could measure confidence, hazard recognition, and spatial understanding before and after training.