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2024.11.19

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Modern corporate education is increasingly demanding flexible and effective teaching methods due to the advancement of DX (Digital Transformation) and the diversification of employee needs. However, traditional text-based materials and one-way video lectures face challenges in effectively conveying information and making learning content memorable. The animation production tool "Vyond" is gaining attention as a solution to these challenges.

In this blog, we will introduce examples and effects of using Vyond in corporate training, based on the seminar "Why Animation is Effective for Corporate Education - Utilizing AI Animation Tools and Case Studies -" held at the e-Learning Award Forum in November 2024.

1. What is Vyond?
2. Why is animation effective for corporate training?
3. Actual use cases
4. Vyond's plans and features
5. Summary

1. What is Vyond?

Vyond is a cloud service specialized in animation production. By simply combining thousands of templates, characters, objects, and background music materials, you can create animated videos with a story in a short time. Vyond has many features that are highly effective for content where visual understanding is important in corporate training. The main features of Vyond are as follows.

■ Easy Operation:

You can create animated videos with operations similar to creating PowerPoint slides. No special skills or experience are required.

■Abundant Materials and Customization:

Over 2,000 characters, more than 14,000 objects, and over 1,900 backgrounds are available as templates. You can use these to create original videos. Additionally, you can customize characters from scratch by selecting their facial features and clothing to match your business, or create animations suited to different situations by utilizing the provided actions.

■Text-to-Speech Function (Synthetic Voice):

It has a built-in feature for generating synthetic speech. It can read scripts in neural voice that generates natural-sounding speech close to human voice, allowing you to create engaging videos.

■Subtitle Generation Feature:

Automatically generates subtitles. It can also automatically translate into multiple languages.

2. Why is animation effective for corporate training?

There are several reasons why animation is effective for corporate training. Here are three main reasons.

■Improvement of Memory Retention Rate

Animated educational materials are said to enhance understanding more than text or audio-only materials, as they allow for visual information capture. Additionally, by using storytelling, it becomes easier to engage the audience, achieving memorable education rather than just conveying information. For example, as characters move within the story, learners can empathize, making it easier for knowledge to take root. Furthermore, by illustrating specific actions and situations through animation, behavioral changes in daily tasks can also be expected.

■Improvement of Production Efficiency

In traditional video production, cost and time were significant challenges, but by using Vyond, these burdens can be greatly reduced.
For example, Whole Foods Market, a supermarket in the United States, has been able to produce content in 75% less time than before by utilizing Vyond, which has accelerated their educational deployment. Additionally, for PDT Global, which operates in the education sector, the cost reduction effect is clear, with outsourcing costs reduced by 3 million yen per video.

・Whole Foods Market Case Study (English): https://www.vyond.com/resources/case-study-how-vyond-helps-whole-foods-market-keep-up-with-the-speed-of-business/

・PDT Global Case Study (English): https://www.vyond.com/blog/pdt-global-speeds-up-learning-production-saves-20k-vyond/

■Flexibility of Content Updates

In today's rapidly changing business environment, updating educational content is essential. With Vyond, you can easily adjust animations even when content changes occur, reflecting new information. This enables timely information delivery, even for content that requires updates or regular revisions.

3. Actual Use Cases

We will introduce case studies and effects of companies utilizing Vyond.

■In-house Training Case Study of Tokyo Electron

At Tokyo Electron Limited, one of our clients, there was a challenge where training related to contracts tends to be complex, and traditional training videos using PowerPoint often resulted in low levels of understanding and interest among participants. To address this, we created animations using Vyond for in-house training on the theme of "e-learning content to learn the basics of contracts."

By utilizing Vyond, we can provide visually understandable content, which has received high praise from participants. According to training surveys, 98.7% of participants responded that "the training content was beneficial," and 99.5% responded that "they were able to understand the content." This high rating demonstrates the success of effective information delivery through animation.

For detailed case studies from Tokyo Electron Limited, click here

■Other Corporate Case Studies

Indeed: Education for Successful Sales
We have animated the utilization of sales support tools in a case study format. This has facilitated employee understanding through visual learning.

・Case Studies (English): https://www.vyond.com/resources/indeed-fuels-sellers-success-with-vyond/

Healthcare Company: Compliance Training
As a result of explaining complex regulatory requirements in an easy-to-understand animated format, the risk of regulatory violations has been reduced, and operational efficiency has been achieved. Additionally, employees' understanding has deepened, and the effectiveness of the training has improved.

・Case Study (English): https://www.vyond.com/resources/why-a-healthcare-products-company-relies-on-vyond-for-regulatory-compliance/

4. Vyond Plans and Features

Vyond offers three plans tailored to meet the needs of businesses.

■Professional Plan

This plan has basic features and is ideal for small teams and short-term projects.
It includes the following features.

・AI Video Generation (Vyond Go): 10 times/day and up
・Image Generation AI: 25 times/day and up
・Automatic Translation
・Synthetic Voice
・Shared Library & Video Sharing
・MP4 (Full HD)/GIF Animation Output
・Shutterstock Integration
・Font Import
・ISO27001 Compliance, GDPR/CCPA Compliance, Privacy Shield Compliance

■Enterprise Plan

This is a plan specialized for corporate use.
In addition to the features of the Professional plan, the following features are available.

・Brand management features including logo addition to costumes

・Shared Space
・High Security

As unique security for enterprises, the following high-security features are available.

・SSO (Single Sign-On)
・IP Whitelisting
・Password Complexity
・Brute Force Login Protection
・Custom Video Cache Expiration
・Data Partitioning (Optional)

■Agency Plan

This is a plan for production companies where the transfer fee for commercial rights is free. You have the right to provide the produced videos to third parties, making it easier to offer them to clients or conduct agency operations.
In addition to the features of the Professional plan, the following features are included.
・Brand management features including logo addition to costumes
・Shared space

*What commercial rights mean:
Licensees of Vyond are granted the right to use the videos they create for their own purposes (commercial rights). However, if you are contracted under a plan other than Agency and wish to provide the created videos for a third party's business, you must declare the transfer of commercial rights and pay a transfer fee equivalent to $99 per video.

5. Summary

This time, we introduced examples and effects of using Vyond in corporate training. Utilizing animation in corporate education is visually appealing, easily captures the interest of participants, and is expected to promote memory retention and behavioral change. Vyond is the ideal tool for enhancing educational effectiveness while reducing costs and providing high-quality content in a short period. We encourage you to explore new possibilities for in-house training using Vyond.

At Human Science, we have a wide range of experience in not only live-action video production, but also animation video production. In addition, we offer animation video production services through Vyond and became a certified reseller in 2023. Let us introduce the benefits of introducing Vyond through Human Science.

・Enhanced Support
We can provide support for pre- and post-purchase procedures, as well as offer training courses and assist with communication with Vyond (in English). We can also support the creation of educational content based on your requests.
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・Numerous e-learning production achievements
We have a lot of experience in creating effective animations using our know-how, not limited to Vyond.
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The enhancement of educational content using animation videos is expected to become even more necessary in the future. As a result, we can expect various animation video production tools to continue to emerge and their functions to become more advanced. The use of AI will also continue to advance. In such a situation, Vyond will continue to be utilized worldwide as the optimal tool for creating animation teaching materials. In order to further utilize this useful tool in more companies, Human Science is offering a 2-week free trial. Please feel free to contact us.

In addition, Human Science provides a variety of services related to educational content, from in-house support to the production of animation videos and teaching materials. We would be happy to discuss with you. We also support various tools, not just Vyond, for production.
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In addition, Human Science has a large number of achievements in manual creation for various products and services. Among them, there are also achievements in creating introduction videos for products and services, as well as user education content. From proposing and creating manuals and training texts to proposing and creating educational content, we can provide one-stop support. Please feel free to consult with us.

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