Next World News
All the latest news from the Next World team
- New Release! Version 1.19.0
- New VR Study
- New Release! v2.4.0
- New Release! v2.5.2
- New Release! v2.5.8
- New Release! v2.6.5
New Release! Version 1.19.0
The Next World Platform Portal got a major overhaul in May 2023, here's what's new.
An Overview
In this article, we will be discussing the latest portal release from Next World - Version 1.19. This update includes several new features and a massive visual overhaul that gives a new look and feel to the platform. Navigating the pages is easier than ever, and there are many areas users can quickly access the necessary features. The Trainees Page is a valuable addition that provides an overview of the overall training progress of users. The Training Programmes feature allows users to edit and add new programmes easily.
Massive Visual Overhaul
One of the most significant changes in this release is the massive visual overhaul of the portal, which now looks completely different and a lot nicer. Although the key functionalities remain the same, all the navigation features have moved to the left-hand side for easier and more intuitive access.
New Navigation Features
Starting from the top to bottom, the new navigation feature includes the user's name and access code, which can be used to change the password, manage training programs, and access other features. The company information is next, which allows users to switch views between divisions within their organization.
Dashboard
The dashboard is the first thing that users see when they log in, and shows the most recent session experiences that have gone through the organisation in the past seven days. Users can view the number of sessions completed and trainees that have gone through.
Training Insights
The training insights feature allows users to view an analysis of data from the sessions that users are doing. Users can filter the data via searchability and filter options, such as searching from a date range or by experience. They can see users from different divisions, the incomplete sessions, or sessions in progress.
For more information, head to this article.
Trainees
The Trainees page is a new feature that provides an overview of the overall training progress of users, as well as the status of each individual trainee. Users can view all the trainees in their organisation, the courses completed, the number of sessions done, and the training status. This is a useful place for individual training management and seeing overall health scores.
For more information, head to this article.
Training Programs
The Training Programmes page shows a list of all current training programmes. Users can edit the name, description, frequency, experience, and members that are part of the programme. They can also add new programmes from this feature.
For more information, head to this article.
New VR Study
This three-year project involved a partnership of leading researchers from QUT and industry experts from Next World Enterprises, with support from several RTOs.
New Release! v2.4.0
In this release, we've improved the functionality of the Archive feature across the board and refreshed the look and feel of our email notifications, as well as implementing reminder emails for trainees and trainers alike!
Archiving
The archiving feature should now function as expected across the board:
- Devices can now be archived and restored
- Members can now be archived and restored
- Training Programs can no longer be archived, and instead are permanently removed
- Divisions and subdivisions can now be archived and restored *
- Viewing archived entities is now possible through the filter button on each table view
* When archiving or restoring a division, all related entities (devices, members, training programs and subdivisions) are also archived or restored.
This has been a long requested user experience change and we're hoping it helps to further improve the functionality of the Platform.
Email Notifications and Reminders
Email reminders will now be sent out for various tasks that will help to improve users safety training targets, and have also received a much needed visual overhaul in line with the current platform visual design.
This is a new feature we will be monitoring closely and collecting feedback on, with planned additional functionality in scope for the future.
That's all for now!
New Release! v2.5.2
In this release, we've added brand new experience information pages along with a refreshed look for the Session view.
Experience Overview
Each Experience now has an associated Overview page, with information detailing what a trainee should expect to learn throughout the experience, along with the languages available for that experience. These will be a fantastic resource for trainers to learn about the experience prior to having their trainees play them.
They can be accessed through the Experiences link in the navigation menu, or through this link
Individual pages will be rolled out incrementally as their content is updated.
Experience Course Guide
Along with an overview page, most Next World experiences now have an associated Course Guide view. This view enables trainers to seek and understand the questions and scenarios their trainees will encounter during an Experience.
Session View (Refreshed look and feel)
With the new updates to the Experience Overview and Course Guide, we have updated the Session view to share the same look and feel as the new features. It has also received a small information overhaul, with information about the device and language the session was played in now available.
Overall, we hope you make use of these features as we look to expand upon them in the future.
That's all for now!
New Release! v2.5.8
In this release, we've released Soft Skills experiences for our clients to use, the Arabic language for our experiences and applications has been drastically improved, and many bug fixes and improvements have been completed for our LMS.
Platform / LMS
Many bug fixes and improvements, including with batch user adding and some CSV generation.
You can now view experience overviews and course guides without needing to log into the LMS, as long as you have the URL for the experience you wish to view
New Soft Skills partner - Bodyswaps!
We have partnered with Bodyswaps, a VR Soft Skills provider, to bring you many soft skills training experiences including but not limited to:
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- Public Speaking
- Interview Skills
- Communication in the Workplace
- Saying No to Sexual Harassment
- Microagressions
- Biases and Inclusion
- Giving Feedback
- Acting with Empathy
You can enquire about access to these soft skills training courses and more at enquiry@nextworldxr.com or contact your Next World representative.
Arabic 2.0
We have done a major overhaul of the Arabic language for our Home application and all of our experiences. This applies to both written Arabic and spoken Arabic.
If you have any questions related to the update or things mentioned in this news article, please feel free to reach out. If you are experiencing any issues or have additional suggestions for these features and improvements, we gladly accept your feedback.
That's all for now, look forward to the next release!
New Release! v2.6.5
In this release, we've added a Demo Mode to our LMS and our VR application so that people of the community can get a taste for what Next World has to offer before signing up with us, a way to try-before-you-buy!
Platform/LMS
- Demo Mode - you can now view a version of the LMS without having signed up! The LMS will show demo data and acts as a sandbox to play around with all features and get a taste of what Next World has to offer before you buy
- Improvements including:
- Requests to generate a CSV over a certain size will be emailed instead of downloaded
- You can see the scores of various data points for each session in your request in the Sessions CSV
- The Session Insights view now shows how many questions were answered/correct out of how many were available
- Various bugfixes
Agent/Home
- Demo Mode - you can now download and install our Next World Agent application on your device and be able to get a taste for what Next World has to offer without needing to sign up! You can play our Slips, Trips and Falls experience in-full as part of the demo, and can also try out a demo experience from our Soft Skills partner Bodyswaps!
A Heck of a lot more is happening behind the scenes too, bringing more functionality and user experience improvements, some of which have been suggested by you! Continue providing us with feedback, letting us know of any issues you experience, and we take all feature suggestions into consideration! Watch this space for more updates soon.
That's all for now!