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Despite the potential benefits of VRA videos, critics may argue that these videos contain an excessive amount of visual detail, thus increasing learners' cognitive load. Due to these contradicting opinions, the present study investigates the potential advantages of a VRA video in enhancing employees' understanding of work processes compared to a schematically designed voice-over slides video (VOS video). Furthermore, the study compares the motivational impact of both videos. In an online experimental study, participants (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 121) were randomly assigned to either the VRA or the VOS video group. One-way ANOVAs revealed that the VRA video group achieved significantly better transfer scores than the VOS video group. 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