SAMPAI: A VR Framework for Industrial Safety Training Inspired by Cultural Heritage Education
Gianni Vercelli, Saverio Iacono, Luca Martini, Michele Zardetto, Daniele Zolezzi

TL;DR
SAMPAI is a VR training framework inspired by cultural heritage education principles, designed to improve industrial safety training through immersive, user-centered experiences that enhance spatial awareness and procedural memory.
Contribution
It introduces a novel VR framework for industrial safety training inspired by cultural heritage education, emphasizing user-centered design and future AR integration.
Findings
Enhanced spatial awareness in users
Improved procedural retention in high-risk scenarios
Scalable immersive training framework
Abstract
This study explores the application of Virtual Reality (VR) to industrial safety training by adapting immersive design principles from cultural heritage education. The SAMPAI simulator, developed for the IPLOM refinery in Busalla (Italy), offers a controlled environment that enhances spatial awareness and procedural retention in high-risk scenarios. The project emphasizes user-centered interaction and anticipates future integration with Augmented Reality (AR) for real-time operational support. To ensure reliability, a rigorous validation protocol is proposed: initial testing with a small operator group will identify usability issues, followed by incremental expansion to strengthen system robustness and real-world relevance. By shifting training from abstract instruction to situated, experiential learning, SAMPAI bridges humanistic and technical domains. The result is a scalable,…
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