Immersive Learning Platform ThingLink’s New AI-Assisted Creation Flow Generates Virtual Tours and Training in Minutes

Ulla-Maaria Koivula March 5, 2025

As digital transformation accelerates across industries, the demand for intuitive AI tools that empower non-technical users to create sophisticated learning experiences is growing. ThingLink is launching a new AI-assisted creation flow that includes a creation co-pilot for educators and L&D professionals. The new experience enables subject matter experts and L&D teams to instantly create professional-quality immersive learning assets and virtual tours without the need for advanced design or technical skills. 

Dedicated to making immersive content creation easy, the new AI-assisted creation flow enables the rapid generation of interactive learning materials, including images, virtual tours, and interactive 360 degree environments. The new creation flow empowers educators and learning and development teams to transform their ideas or existing materials into engaging, immersive experiences with unprecedented ease and speed.

How does the new ThingLink AI-assisted creation flow work?

To generate an interactive image, users can write a simple prompt such as: “Generate an image showcasing the Northern Lights dancing across the night sky and add interactive tags explaining the phenomenon.” Alternatively, they can upload a PDF document and use its content as the basis for generation. Take a tour of the new creation flow in the ThingLink below.

ThingLink’s Creative Copilot 

In addition to interactive image generation, ThingLink is also launching a Creative Copilot built on Microsoft’s Copilot AI technology. This powerful assistant helps users quickly find the information they need. For example, users can ask it to fetch the latest case studies on how ThingLink is used in healthcare, or get step-by-step guidance on setting up Okta SSO. The Copilot has comprehensive knowledge of ThingLink, pulling relevant content from the company’s website, support section, and blog, and providing direct links to original sources for more details.

The Copilot works as a creative assistant within the ThingLink platform itself. Need an image prompt of the French Revolution? It can generate one. Want information on Napoleon for interactive tags? Just ask. This dual functionality makes the Copilot an indispensable tool for content creation and knowledge retrieval. What makes this Copilot even more valuable is its seamless integration with Microsoft Teams, allowing users to access it directly within their existing workflows. 

Applications of the New AI-Assisted Creation Flow

Instant Generation of Educational Field Trips

One of the most exciting use cases for ThingLink’s new AI-assisted creation flow is the instant generation of virtual educational field trips. With just a simple prompt, educators can take students on immersive virtual tour experiences to any place or time – whether it’s exploring ancient Egypt, walking through a rainforest, or visiting a cutting-edge scientific laboratory. This capability broadens students’ experiences, allowing them to engage with environments and contexts they might never otherwise encounter. By making learning more visual, interactive, and contextual, these virtual field trips foster curiosity, deepen understanding, and create memorable educational experiences that go beyond textbooks and traditional classrooms.

Above: ThingLink virtual field trip to a 17th century plague village created by University of Salford

Instant Generation of Operational Training Materials

ThingLink’s AI-assisted creation flow also revolutionizes the development of operational and compliance training materials, transforming obligatory and often monotonous content into engaging, interactive learning experiences. Beyond generating high-quality imagery, the platform enhances interactivity by creating relevant questions that help learners actively engage with the material. This approach works especially well for widely needed training topics like safety protocols, information security, and customer service – programs that organizations spend significant time and money updating every year. By using generative AI to streamline content creation and improving the quality of operational and technical training, ThingLink helps businesses save resources while ensuring their workforce receives consistent, effective, and engaging training and onboarding.

Above: Immersive Safety Training created in the new AI-Assisted Creation Flow

AI-powered generation of training experiences for XR headsets and immersive spaces

ThingLink’s AI-assisted creation flow also unlocks the true potential of immersive meeting and training environments by making it possible to instantly generate rich, interactive learning experiences for XR headsets and shared immersive spaces. This capability transforms how organizations adopt and use immersive technologies, enabling teams to create and automate customized training scenarios and virtual walkthroughs wherever and whenever they’re needed. Unlike many platforms that are limited to specific devices, or require specific virtual tour software, ThingLink stands out with its unparalleled flexibility.

Any immersive experience created can be viewed seamlessly on mobile devices, XR headsets, and large-scale immersive rooms. This cross-platform accessibility is a unique selling point, making ThingLink the ideal partner for digital learning transformation.

Unlocking the value of big tech investments

For years, the lack of easy, scalable immersive content creation has been a major bottleneck slowing the adoption of immersive technologies in organizations. Despite investments in VR headsets, interactive projectors, and touchscreen displays, the challenge of creating high-quality immersive content quickly and cost-effectively has limited their impact. ThingLink removes this bottleneck by making immersive content creation fast, intuitive, and accessible to non-technical users and complete beginners. This unlocks the full potential of these hardware investments, enabling organizations to achieve far better ROI by transforming their immersive spaces into dynamic, interactive training and collaboration environments.

Supporting digital transformation towards better digital learning experiences

The new creation flow marks the start of ThingLink’s new product generation, and positions ThingLink as a key partner in digital transformation efforts across educational institutions and corporate learning environments. By simplifying the immersive content creation process via generative artificial intelligence technology, ThingLink helps organizations quickly modernize and streamline their training programs, making them more accessible, engaging, and effective. This is especially valuable for large-scale digital transformation initiatives, where the need for scalable, contextual learning content is crucial.

With this launch, ThingLink reaffirms its commitment to shaping the future of digital learning by providing innovative and user-friendly tools that enhance the development of multi-sensory, contextual training and educational materials.