The Virtual Reality Podcast with Fexingo: VR Headsets, Metaverse, and Immersive Tech

In this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore an emerging application of VR that has real stakes: training commercial airline pilots. They dive into the specific case of Lufthansa Aviation Training, which is rolling out VR-based flight simulators for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 cockpits. Lucas explains how VR supplements full-motion simulators by letting traine...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising niche in immersive tech: how automotive and tech companies are using virtual reality to train the engineers who build self-driving cars. Lucas shares a specific case from a major autonomous vehicle developer that cut sensor calibration training time by 40 percent using VR simulations. They discuss how VR helps engineers practice edge-case scenar...

In this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how virtual reality is revolutionizing emergency medical services training. They focus on a new program developed by the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center in partnership with VR training startup Virti. The program immerses paramedic students in hyper-realistic 911 scenarios—from multi-car pileups to cardiac arrests i...

In this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how VR is transforming warehouse worker training at one of the largest logistics companies in the world. They focus on a specific case: DHL's deployment of VR training for order picking across 15 distribution centers. Lucas breaks down the 30 percent reduction in training time and the 15 percent improvement in picking accuracy,...

Virtual reality isn't just for training anymore. It's now used by surgeons to rehearse complex operations before stepping into the OR. In this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how companies like Surgical Theater and ImmersiveTouch are turning CT and MRI scans into interactive 3D models. They dive into a specific case: a team at Cleveland Clinic used VR pl...

Episode 49 of The Virtual Reality Podcast explores a surprising application of VR: commercial real estate leasing. Lucas and Luna discuss how firms like JLL and CBRE are using VR headsets to let potential tenants walk through empty office floors before they're built, saving weeks of travel and reducing vacancy periods. They break down the economics—how a $1,500 headset can replace $10,000 in site...

Lucas and Luna explore how virtual reality is changing the way surgeons prepare for rare, high-stakes emergencies that they might otherwise never encounter in real life. The hosts focus on a specific case: a team at Johns Hopkins that developed a VR module for a rare liver-transplant complication called hepatic artery thrombosis. Lucas walks through the numbers — how VR training reduced error rate...

This episode dives into how virtual reality is being used to train deep-sea oil rig workers for high-stakes emergencies they hope never to face. Lucas and Luna explore a specific program run by a major offshore drilling contractor, where trainees practice helicopter ditchings, well blowouts, and fire suppression in a fully immersive VR environment. They discuss the numbers: a 40 percent reduction...

On this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how virtual reality is revolutionizing training for wind turbine technicians. With the global wind energy workforce needing 500,000 new skilled workers by 2030, VR offers a safe, cost-effective way to practice high-risk tasks like climbing 300-foot towers and performing electrical maintenance. The hosts discuss a c...

In this episode, we explore how virtual reality is revolutionizing surgical training, allowing medical students and practicing surgeons to practice complex procedures without any risk to patients. We look at a specific case: the use of VR simulators at Johns Hopkins University for training in laparoscopic surgery. Lucas explains how VR provides haptic feedback and real-time performance metrics, re...

Virtual reality isn't just for gaming anymore. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a groundbreaking application of VR technology: post-stroke rehabilitation. They dive into a specific clinical trial at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, where stroke survivors used VR-based therapy to regain motor function in their upper limbs. The results were striking: patients w...

When a new fast-casual chain opens, the first week is usually chaos — wrong orders, long waits, fumbled register transactions. But a growing number of restaurant groups are using virtual reality to train employees before the doors even open. In episode 43, Lucas and Luna explore how Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and independent operators are deploying VR headsets to simulate peak-hour rushes, teach menu n...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the surprising rise of VR for soft skills training in the corporate world. They focus on a specific case: Walmart's use of VR to train 1.4 million associates in customer service and conflict de-escalation. Lucas breaks down the cost savings versus traditional role-play, the data on retention rates, and why companies like Bank of America and Hilton are follow...

In this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how VR is making construction sites safer by training workers to recognize hazards before they step foot on a real job. They focus on a specific case: Bechtel, one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world, which has deployed VR safety training across its projects since 2019. Lucas breaks d...

Episode 40 explores a surprising use of virtual reality: training performing artists. Lucas and Luna discuss how companies like RE:MOTION and Dance Reality are using VR to help dancers, singers, and actors practice movements, stage blocking, and emotional expression in immersive environments. They dive into specific case studies: the Royal Ballet's use of VR for remote coaching and the Broadway pr...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into how virtual reality is transforming dental education. They explore a specific case: the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, which now uses VR simulators to train students on procedures from cavity prep to root canals. Lucas shares how one VR system, the HapTics dental trainer, allows students to feel resistance and pressure while drilling virtual t...

Episode 38 of The Virtual Reality Podcast explores how VR is replacing expensive lab equipment in classrooms. Lucas and Luna discuss a case study from a high school in Colorado that used VR chemistry simulations to cut costs by 80 percent while improving test scores. They examine the hardware involved, the pedagogical shift, and the limits of virtual experiments. Specific numbers include a $2,000...

In this episode of The Virtual Reality Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how VR exposure therapy is becoming a frontline treatment for PTSD, particularly among veterans and first responders. They zero in on a specific case: a 2025 study from the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies showing a 67% reduction in PTSD symptom severity after just 12 sessions using their...

Firefighters face not only flames but invisible chemical toxins that increase cancer risk by 14 percent. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Chicago Fire Department is deploying VR training to teach decontamination protocols, mask-fit testing, and real-time hazmat identification. They discuss a 2025 study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health showing that VR-tr...

Episode 35 of The Virtual Reality Podcast explores a surprising use case for immersive technology: teaching university-level physics. Lucas and Luna discuss a pilot program at Arizona State University where students use VR to visualize electromagnetic fields, quantum mechanics, and relativistic effects that are impossible to see in the real world. Early data shows a 23 percent improvement in conce...

Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising use of virtual reality for flight attendant safety training. The FAA requires crew members to master emergency procedures like door operations, evacuation commands, and fire suppression — but traditional training relies on expensive physical mock-ups and limited repetition. Lucas breaks down how carriers like Delta and United are now using VR headsets to sim...

Lucas and Luna dive into how virtual reality is reshaping the way professional esports athletes train. They focus on a specific case: the Korean esports organization T1, which recently integrated VR training modules for its League of Legends team. The episode explores how VR allows players to practice reaction times and spatial awareness in simulated 3D environments, reducing physical strain and i...

Police departments across the US are adopting virtual reality for de-escalation and use-of-force training. This episode dives into one specific program: the VR training system developed by Axon and used by over 1,000 agencies. Lucas and Luna discuss how immersive scenarios — from mental health crises to active shooter situations — allow officers to practice decision-making in a safe, repeatable en...

Lucas and Luna dive into a surprising real-world VR deployment that's been quietly saving the US Navy millions: training nuclear submarine crews with immersive simulators. They break down how the Navy's VR program at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut, uses custom headsets and haptic feedback to simulate reactor control rooms, periscope operations, and emergency fire drills — all with...

Episode 30 of The Virtual Reality Podcast explores how VR therapy is offering a drug-free approach to chronic and acute pain management. Lucas and Luna discuss the science behind VR-based distraction and neuroplasticity, focusing on the case of AppliedVR, whose EaseVRx system received FDA authorization in 2021. They break down the clinical data: a 42 percent reduction in chronic lower back pain an...