Virtual Environment for Training and Skill Enhancement for Offshore Workers

The objective of this project is to design and develop a virtual offshore
environment as a method for immersive and competent based learning and training
where the offshore workers can perform realistic activities in a virtual environment
without risking their health and production of the facilities. In the development of the
virtual environment, this project emphasized the features and functionalities of a gaming
development software called Unity 3D that functions as the platform to create a realtime environment of the offshore platform. It is noted that current training methods in
the oil and gas industry have not been fully sufficient in preparing the offshore workers
to go through a complex and dangerous realistic work environment on the offshore
platform. Furthermore, the development of this project is to encourage the productivity
of the immersive virtual training contents through simulation training by the offshore
workers alongside their performance during the training plus to help in minimizing the
risks and costs associated with the oil and gas operations.