Tantrum Lab

Tantrum Lab was an immersive technology development studio founded in 2018 by technologist and producer Elliot Green in Lafayette, Louisiana. It developed customized virtual reality and augmented reality training simulations for enterprise workforce learning, with particular emphasis on restaurant hospitality and industrial safety.

Its work translated workplace situations into interactive exercises in which trainees made decisions, experienced branching outcomes, and received measurable assessments. These simulations combined scenario scripting, 360-degree video capture, computer-generated environments, and application programming. Training results could be connected to client databases, analytics dashboards, and corporate Learning Management Systems, allowing organizations to evaluate performance beyond completion of a conventional course.

Workforce training applications

For the quick-service restaurant sector, Tantrum Lab worked with MacLaff, Inc., a regional McDonald’s franchise operator, to develop immersive hospitality training. Portable headsets placed trainees in customer-facing situations where they could rehearse customer interactions, conflict resolution, and operating protocols. The approach focused on practicing decisions within simulated workplace encounters rather than relying exclusively on passive video or standard e-learning.

The studio also developed training for oil, gas, offshore, and other industrial environments. Its work covered crane operations, rigging, hazard identification, fire response, and equipment identification. These applications recreated operational settings and tasks so workers could practice recognizing hazards and responding to demanding situations before deployment. Its portfolio included a digital recreation of the Shell Perdido platform and educational experiences for technical workforce training.

Development and deployment

Tantrum Lab offered development through deployment, combining content production and software engineering with hardware selection, configuration, and technical handover. Its enterprise headset work included the Pico range, alongside carrying and sanitation arrangements intended to support practical use at client sites.

The studio’s documented commercial activity extended from 2018 to approximately 2021. Its public activity subsequently ceased, and by November 2026 its historical website was offline following a domain lapse.