Utilization of Virtual Reality in Education of Employees in Slovakia

Information and communication technology (ICT) enriched learning in many ways and made the knowledge of the society accessible to everyone at any time and everywhere through the Internet. Learning represents a life-long ongoing activity that allows innovation of processes by establishing new ways of execution in organizations. By introducing dynamics and interactivity, education and acquisition of new knowledge became more attractive. Virtual reality (VR) enables dynamic forms of learning by creating artefacts in virtual environment with activities triggered by learner's interaction. This paper analyzes current state of VR applications in education of employees in various economy sectors in Slovak Republic based on conducted survey. (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.