Started from some of the most challenging vehicle operating environments of agriculture and rallysport, Gfactor brings deep vehicle operating knowledge and understanding to the world of leading edge virtual reality
Decades of genuine riding and vehicle-operations experience across farm, forestry and motorsport.
Deep technical capability in virtual reality and simulation, refined over more than a decade
An understanding of how people actually learn and what makes messages stick
Awakiki is Gfactor's dedicated off-road training environment in Southern New Zealand. Approximately 400 hectares of private forestry roads, open training paddocks and steep side-by-side terrain.
This is a private facility used for Gfactor team development, partner engagement, and real-world VR scenario development
400 hectares of forestry roads, paddocks and steep SXS terrain.
Vehicle testing to assist with programme design and development
Team development, partner engagement and scenario capture in one place.
Everything we build is grounded in the psychology of how people actually learn. A selection of the platforms and programmes we've developed:
An advanced VR simulator using robotics, a modified Honda Pioneer and a photorealistic recreation of a steep hill-country farm — in partnership with the New Zealand Government.
A twin-seat 6DOF rally system combining six high-powered actuators, Fanatec racing controls, and realistic recreations of iconic New Zealand and Australian rally stages.
A VR program designed to help visitors adapt to New Zealand's demanding road conditions and driving on the left side of the road.
An award-winning national program operating across New Zealand to help teenagers gain their driver licence.
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