XR is a perfect use case for xAPI. Because most events that occur within an XR learning experience are activity-based, it’s easy to instrument an XR system to produce activity data aligned with xAPI. And because so much of the interesting information about learning that occurs in XR is behavioral and experiential, xAPI’s semantic data model — purpose-built for activities that occur during learning — is both a clear fit and a natural value-add.

A lot of people have been asking us lately about the potential value of xAPI in XR training. It’s a question worth asking as more industries are making an investment in mixed and extended reality — especially for training in high-risk or “difficult to practice” domains. For training and innovation leaders in these spaces, it comes down to: “Does xAPI really matter for XR — and if so, why?”