RILIK - Framework for Immersive learning in industrial settings

Research Project, 2025 – 2027

Geopolitical changes in trade and global warming will affect how and where we manufacture our products, and rapid transformation of personnel and skills is essential for future Swedish competitiveness. Although XR has shown great potential to promote industrial learning, XR applications in industry have often been limited to isolated pilot initiatives, and industrial companies are demanding better decision-making data to be able to justify and scale up investments in immersive technology.

This project aims to develop and scientifically evaluate standardized, easily accessible frameworks that clearly define when, how and why XR technology should be applied in industrial learning, as well as to develop methods for systematic evaluating the effect of XR-based training. By providing generic but adaptable frameworks, the threshold for

companies to implement XR technology on a large scale is lowered, while the need for resource-intensive internal research efforts and pilot studies is reduced.

The project takes a scientific starting point within the knowledge- and learning theory to scientifically define generalized frameworks and guidelines for how XR training should be implemented and used. These frameworks are evaluated together with Swedish industry (5 companies) through a total of 7 demonstrators. The results will be published and widely disseminated to form the basis for possible further commercialization and use within Swedish industry.