Virtual reality gaming moves into mine safety training

Training miners for real-life blasting experiences often involves taking workers up to 3,000 feet underground, and actual training can be tedious, costly, and dangerous.

In a recent case study, Anglo American began implementing motion capture technology at some of its platinum mines in South Africa, where they paired virtual reality to create a real-life simulation through a world-first virtual stope, recreating situations where miners encounter real time blast walls.