Exclusive Webinar: Trends in Immersive Learning for 2025
By Shivam Kumar
Sometimes, the best way to understand where an industry is going is to listen—really listen—to the people in it. The educators experimenting with VR labs. The HR leaders rethinking onboarding. The developers tweaking UX to make training feel less like training and more like experience.
That’s exactly what we set out to do with our recent webinar, “Immersive Learning Trends for 2025.” Hosted by Volga Infosys Private Limited, it brought together voices from education, healthcare, manufacturing, and tech—people not just building immersive platforms, but using them, shaping them, trying to make them stick in the real world.
This wasn’t a product pitch. It wasn’t a showcase. It was a conversation. And some of the insights that came out of it were…unexpected. Honest. Sometimes contradictory. But always useful.
Here are some key takeaways from that session.
1. Immersive Learning Is Becoming Hyper-Specialized
A few years ago, VR in learning was mostly general-purpose. Virtual field trips. Basic 3D science experiments. Simulated environments that were impressive but broad.
Now? There’s a shift toward vertical specificity.
We heard from a medical educator who’s using VR to train paramedics—not in hospitals, but in simulated roadside accidents, inside moving ambulances, in chaotic field conditions. That kind of detail wasn’t the norm before. But now it’s essential.
At Volga Infosys, we’re seeing the same thing with our defense and logistics clients. They don’t want “a training module.” They want their warehouse. Their drill format. Their voice commands and emergency response scenarios. The future of immersive learning isn’t general—it’s contextual.
2. Data Will Drive Learning, Not Just Track It
There’s been a quiet frustration with traditional LMS platforms. They track completion, maybe test scores, but not much else. VR and AR platforms now have the potential to gather far richer data: eye tracking, decision trees, time spent on each module, reaction speeds.
But the challenge, as one panelist put it, is: “Just because we can collect the data doesn’t mean we know what to do with it.”
The discussion shifted toward using data not just to evaluate performance but to tailor the learning path. Adaptive learning in immersive environments—where the module responds to the learner’s behavior in real time—is gaining momentum. We’re experimenting with this ourselves at Volga Infosys: building modules that shift difficulty, offer new paths, or insert coaching moments based on how the learner behaves.
It’s still early days, but it’s a leap beyond “pass/fail” thinking.
3. There’s a Tension Between Realism and Accessibility
One of the more honest parts of the discussion came from a university official who said, “Our students love the VR stuff. But half the time, the hardware doesn’t work. Or the lab’s locked. Or the app crashes.”
It’s a reminder that we can’t be so obsessed with realism that we sacrifice accessibility.
Fully immersive VR with haptic feedback and motion capture? Amazing. But expensive. Hard to deploy at scale. So, some institutions are choosing lighter AR or 360° video-based modules—not as immersive, but far more accessible.
There’s a lesson here: better isn’t always best if it’s not usable.
4. The Human Element Still Matters—Maybe More Than Ever
One thing we didn’t expect: nearly every speaker emphasized how important facilitation still is. Even in fully immersive environments, learners need context, reflection, and guidance.
One panelist shared a story about running a VR history module without a teacher. “They loved it,” he said. “But they missed the point.”
We took that to heart. At Volga Infosys, we’ve started designing “pause and prompt” moments into our modules—places where learners are encouraged to step back and reflect, or even discuss their experience with a mentor. Immersion doesn’t mean isolation. It means deeper connection, if done right.
5. India Is Poised to Lead—If We Stay Practical
This trend came through clearly: immersive learning is growing faster in India than many expected. Why? Because we’re finding ways to adapt the tech to our context.
Our team shared how rural schools are using VR on shared headsets and rotating sessions. A factory supervisor talked about translating AR instructions into local languages. A government official mentioned partnerships to use immersive tools for agriculture training.
Innovation here isn’t about building the fanciest tools. It’s about making the tools work where they’re needed most.
This webinar was more than a check-in. It was a reflection of how far immersive learning has come—and how much further it can go.
At Volga Infosys Private Limited, based in India, we see our role not just as builders of XR platforms, but as connectors—between technology and pedagogy, industry and education, innovation and accessibility.
We’re also humbled to share that our work in immersive learning is part of why we’ve been nominated for the 2025 Go Global Awards, happening this November in London. Hosted by the International Trade Council, this event isn’t just a celebration—it’s a global meeting point. A chance to learn from others, share what’s working, and discover new paths forward. We’re excited to represent India there, and to keep pushing the envelope in digital education.
The future of learning won’t be built in silos. It will be immersive. Responsive. And, I believe, more human than ever.