{"id":701,"date":"2023-08-08T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=701"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:00:31","slug":"seeking-integrity-in-vr-educational-research-2-pwc-vr-for-soft-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=701","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Integrity In VR Educational Research 2: PwC VR for Soft Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
\"Decorative<\/a><\/div>\n

 Credit: Me and Midjourney<\/span><\/p>\n

My first article<\/a> in this series garnered so much attention! But many folks tried to pass me Mirjam Neelen & Paul A. Kirschner’s <\/i>Truth or Truthiness? Analysing a VR Study Using Gorard\u2019s Sieve<\/a> article on the PwC report entitled “The effectiveness of virtual reality soft skills training in the enterprise: a study” and all of its associated webpages like this one<\/a>. I was like, I know! Mirjam & Paul wrote their article 2020 and I wrote about it<\/a> in 2021. What’s cool is that separately<\/b>, we both came to the same conclusions. That’s a good sign for our conclusions!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Short version: we both cast strong doubt on any conclusions.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Still, I realize the world does not revolve around me (sigh!). Some folks might have missed my long stream-of-consciousnesses article<\/a> about the PwC report. I decided that the second article in this series should be an abbreviated and updated critique. Bear in mind that to reach the LinkedIn audience, I have to leave much nuance by the side of the road. If you have questions, just ask!<\/span><\/p>\n

As Mario says “Here we go!”<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Said About The Report<\/span><\/h2>\n

This infographic summarizes the dominant conclusions:<\/span><\/p>\n