Virtual reality interview simulator: To enhance professional skills

Traditional job interview practice methods are severely deficient in focusing on performance anxiety and realistic non-verbal communication skill development owing to an absence of intrinsic environmental and psychological immersion This paper outlines the architecture, design, and development of a new Virtual Reality (VR) Interview Simulator using Unity 3D and powered by the Neocortex AI Platform. The underlying intention of the simulator is to provide a safe, standardized, and a realistic simulation environment that repeatedly exposes job applicants to the whole sensory and psychological stress of a professional interview. The technology applies a premium six-step conversational cycle, merging Speech-to-Text (STT), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Text-to-Speech (TTS) to facilitate dynamic, AI-powered conversations with a personalized interviewer avatar. This research validates the effectiveness of conversational AI deployment in a high-fidelity immersive VR environment for soft-skills training of the utmost quality and presents a scalable framework to enable future content development, aiming to democratize access to high-quality interview practice.