Bodyswaps vs LabTrainingVR: Biosafety Cabinet Edition

Bodyswaps is AI-powered soft skills training software for practising and improving real-world human interactions. Learners take part in immersive roleplays and learning modules, then receive personalised AI feedback. Educators can create custom roleplays for their curriculum, and Bodyswaps Go supports class management, progress monitoring and access to resources. Educator analytics cover completion rates, confidence levels and behavioural insights. The Engage plan includes more than 100 modules, AI roleplays and learning activities. Bodyswaps integrates with Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard and systems using LTI 1.3. Access is available through browsers, Windows and Mac apps, iOS and Android, and supported VR headsets including Vive Focus, Pico Neo and Meta Quest models. A 14-day free trial is listed with no card needed; paid plan pricing is on request. The company says learner activity data is collected for personalised feedback, session continuity, progress tracking, module evaluation and product improvement. Its Embed plan includes enrolment controls, audit logs, a custom DPA and multi-deployment. Bodyswaps describes its audiences as educators, learning technologists, healthcare educators and HR leaders.

LabTrainingVR: Biosafety Cabinet Edition is a free virtual reality course for practicing safe work in a biological safety cabinet (BSC). Its 1.5 hours of training cover identifying Class II BSC parts, maintaining positive airflow, preparing for work, applying safe practices, decontaminating and shutting down, and emergency shutdown procedures. The course is designed for laboratory professionals, including public health and clinical laboratory staff, safety professionals, and others interested in safe BSC use. It supplements CDC’s existing eLearning course on working safely in a BSC. Learners practice in a virtual laboratory without exposure to pathogens or risk of accidental infection or release. The course is headset-only, with versions for HTC Vive and Oculus Quest 2; the equipment guide also identifies Meta Quest 2 and above and OpenXR-compatible headsets. It requires 360° tracking and a play area of at least 3 by 3 feet, with 20 by 20 feet listed as ideal. HTC Vive and tethered-headset setups require Windows 8.1 or later, at least 8 GB RAM, and 20 GB available storage, among other hardware requirements. Quest setup requires Wi-Fi and a mobile device for initial installation.