--- title: "The PTR VR Library launches in Townsville, July 2024" description: "Photographs from the public launch of the PTR VR Library at Smart Precinct NQ in Townsville on 18 July 2024: the welcome, the talk, the panel and first demos." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/news/ptr-vr-library-launch-townsville-2024 --- [News](https://peopletechrevolution.com/news) · July 2024 # The PTR VR Library launches in Townsville The PTR VR Training Library was shown in public for the first time at Smart Precinct NQ in Townsville on 18 July 2024. The panel at the PTR VR Library launch Two guests by the Townsville banner before the talks ## What happened on the night Smart Precinct NQ opened the evening with a welcome, Simon Lowe took the floor, a panel took the questions from the room, and once the chairs were pushed back the headsets came out and the guests stepped into the Library themselves. ## Arriving at Smart Precinct NQ Guests arriving at the venue before the talks began. Guests arriving with drinks before the talks Simon Lowe talking with guests on arrival A conversation at the table by the banner Guests catching up before the room fills Two guests talking by the window Talking with guests at the high tables Three guests laughing before the welcome Guests arriving with drinks before the talks Simon Lowe talking with guests on arrival A conversation at the table by the banner Guests catching up before the room fills Two guests talking by the window Talking with guests at the high tables Three guests laughing before the welcome ## Before the talks Conversations around the room while it filled. Simon Lowe in conversation by the banner Guests talking in a small circle A conversation across the room The room in small groups before the talks Greeting guests beside the wall quote Introductions in the corner of the room The room filling as guests arrive A group standing together before the talks Simon Lowe in conversation by the banner Guests talking in a small circle A conversation across the room The room in small groups before the talks Greeting guests beside the wall quote Introductions in the corner of the room The room filling as guests arrive A group standing together before the talks Opening the evening from the front of the room ## Smart Precinct NQ hosted the evening The welcome came from the front of the host's own room. Smart Precinct NQ's [event listing](https://spnq.org/event/immerse-yourself-in-the-future-transforming-communication-and-leadership-through-vr/) set the evening out as transforming communication and leadership through virtual reality, with live demonstrations and a panel. ## The welcome at the lectern Smart Precinct NQ opened the evening and set out the program. The host opens the evening at the lectern The welcome, with the partner slide behind Gesturing to the screen during the welcome Introducing the program for the evening The welcome, mid-sentence at the lectern At the microphone during the welcome A pause in the opening remarks Speaking to the room from the lectern The welcome, part way through Mid-sentence during the opening remarks Finishing the welcome at the lectern The welcome, seen from the back row The host opens the evening at the lectern The welcome, with the partner slide behind Gesturing to the screen during the welcome Introducing the program for the evening The welcome, mid-sentence at the lectern At the microphone during the welcome A pause in the opening remarks Speaking to the room from the lectern The welcome, part way through Mid-sentence during the opening remarks Finishing the welcome at the lectern The welcome, seen from the back row ## Group portraits by the banners Guests photographed in front of the event banners. A group portrait by the event banners Simon Lowe with guests by the banners Four guests together before the talks Leonie Sanderson with a guest at the launch A group portrait by the event banners Simon Lowe with guests by the banners Four guests together before the talks Leonie Sanderson with a guest at the launch Simon Lowe speaking beside the virtual reality slide ## Simon Lowe on where VR training works Simon Lowe presented on the effectiveness of virtual reality training: which kinds of learning a headset does better than a slide, and which it does not. The PTR VR Library is the catalogue of workplace scenarios that answer produced, built to be rehearsed rather than watched. ## The room takes its seats The chairs filled and the presentation began. The room taking its seats for the talks Opening the program to a seated room The room filled ahead of the presentation The room taking its seats for the talks Opening the program to a seated room The room filled ahead of the presentation ## The panel Four panellists took the front of the room under the PTR VR Library slide. The panel settling in front of the room Three panellists listening to a question The panel under the PTR VR Library slide The moderator opening the panel discussion A panellist answering a question The panel seen from the side of the room A panellist making a point The full panel under the Library slide Two panellists during the discussion Two panellists sharing a laugh The panel mid-discussion by the screen The panel settling in front of the room Three panellists listening to a question The panel under the PTR VR Library slide The moderator opening the panel discussion A panellist answering a question The panel seen from the side of the room A panellist making a point The full panel under the Library slide Two panellists during the discussion Two panellists sharing a laugh The panel mid-discussion by the screen ## Questions from the room The panel taking questions from the audience. Simon Lowe answering the moderator The panel from the side of the room The audience listening to the panel Leonie Sanderson at the microphone The panel listening to a question A panellist answering from the chair Three panellists during the discussion The panel taking a question from the floor Panellists turned toward one another The panel seen across the room Simon Lowe making a point to the panel Answering a question in front of the screen The moderator puts a question to the panel Leonie Sanderson and Simon Lowe on the panel Simon Lowe answering from the panel chair A point made from the panel chair The audience listening from the back The panel near the end of the session The panel and the room in conversation Four panellists at the close of the session Simon Lowe answering the moderator The panel from the side of the room The audience listening to the panel Leonie Sanderson at the microphone The panel listening to a question A panellist answering from the chair Three panellists during the discussion The panel taking a question from the floor Panellists turned toward one another The panel seen across the room Simon Lowe making a point to the panel Answering a question in front of the screen The moderator puts a question to the panel Leonie Sanderson and Simon Lowe on the panel Simon Lowe answering from the panel chair A point made from the panel chair The audience listening from the back The panel near the end of the session The panel and the room in conversation Four panellists at the close of the session Fitting a headset for a guest after the panel ## Then the headsets came out After the panel the demonstrations began. Guests were fitted with a headset, handed the controllers, and took a turn inside a Library scenario. ## Drinks and farewells Conversations after the formal program ended. Guests talking after the panel Three guests with drinks after the session Conversations at the back of the room Guests talking at the end of the evening Leonie Sanderson and Simon Lowe with a guest A conversation in the co-working space Guests talking beside the event banners Three guests together at the close A conversation over the last of the drinks Guests talking after the panel Three guests with drinks after the session Conversations at the back of the room Guests talking at the end of the evening Leonie Sanderson and Simon Lowe with a guest A conversation in the co-working space Guests talking beside the event banners Three guests together at the close A conversation over the last of the drinks Four guests at the end of the evening ## Government backing for the Library In 2024 the Queensland Government's Ignite Ideas Fund awarded PTR $95,000 for its Immersive VR Library project, listed among the [Round 11 recipients](https://advance.qld.gov.au/grants-and-programs/ignite-program/ignite-ideas-fund/recipients/round-11). Want to bring a Library title to your own team? [Open the contact form](https://peopletechrevolution.com/news/ptr-vr-library-launch-townsville-2024#contact) Ask our CEO Simon Lowe’s Digital Twin a question ## Related PTR work The library the evening launched, the technology behind it, and the people who built it. [The PTR VR Library. The ready-to-run titles shown on the night, delivered and facilitated.](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) [XR. Virtual, augmented and mixed reality builds, and the headsets they run on.](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) [Our Story. Leonie Sanderson and Simon Lowe, from The Ageing Revolution to PTR.](https://peopletechrevolution.com/about/story) [Peek into PTR VR. The playlists of what the headset shows, on PTR's YouTube channel.](https://peopletechrevolution.com/news/peek-into-ptr-vr) [Research and evidence. The peer-reviewed studies and evaluations behind the Library.](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence) [All news. Articles, the research PTR appears in, and independent coverage of the work.](https://peopletechrevolution.com/news) ## Sources The event listing, funding announcement and recording of the Library launch. ### [Immerse yourself in the future: transforming communication and leadership through VR](https://spnq.org/event/immerse-yourself-in-the-future-transforming-communication-and-leadership-through-vr/) Smart Precinct NQ · Event listing · 2024 The host's listing for the evening: the venue, the date, the live demonstrations and the panel. ### [Ignite Ideas Fund Round 11 recipients](https://advance.qld.gov.au/grants-and-programs/ignite-program/ignite-ideas-fund/recipients/round-11) Advance Queensland, Queensland Government · 2024 The recipient list carrying PTR's $95,000 award for the Immersive VR Library project. ### [PTR VR Library Launch Event, the recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdVY9uOU6Z8) People Tech Revolution on YouTube · Published October 2024 The evening as it was recorded: the welcome, Simon Lowe's talk and the panel.