Simulations

Search and filter the catalog, check a simulation runs on your devices, and open it.

Over a thousand simulations, free to browse at platform.siminsights.com/skillful whether or not you have an account.

Finding one

Pick a subject category, or search by name. Five filters sit above the results:

Filter	Narrows by
Category	Subject area
Variant	Guided, Unguided or Timed
Platform	The devices it runs on
Grade level	The school grades it is written for
Learning standard	The standards it maps to

Checking it fits your class

A simulation's page describes what the learner does, and lists the same facts you filtered by:

• Category, the subject.

• Grades it was written for.

• Variant: Guided walks the learner through each step, Unguided leaves them to work it out, Timed puts them under a clock. For younger students, or anyone new to VR, Guided is the safer choice.

• Standards it maps to.

Share copies a link to the page, for sending to a colleague.

Running it

Plays on lists the devices the simulation runs on. Check it before you build a class period around one: not every simulation runs everywhere.

MR simulations need a mixed reality headset. They will not open on an ordinary VR headset or in a browser.

Then there are two ways in, depending on whether one person is going in or the whole class at once.

On your own. Press Launch simulation, then pick how to play: in the browser, in the Windows app, on a headset by entering a pin code, or on an iPad. Leave it a moment and it starts whichever suits the device you are on.

With a class. Press Assign group session, then Start session. Everyone joins the same run with a five-digit code, and you watch them from one page. See Group sessions.

If the button reads Buy simulation, log in with an account that has Skillful access. See Access and pricing.

Trimming the list on your devices

HyperSkill on a headset or desktop lists the whole catalog, which can be overwhelming for a student.

Settings > Skillful narrows it. Tick the variants, categories, grades and standards you want, then save. Nothing is lost: clearing the tags brings the full catalog back, and the website always lists everything.

The filter belongs to your account, so it follows you onto any device you sign in to. It does not change what anyone else sees.