A material handling vehicle simulation system comprising: a material handling vehicle including: a plurality of controls operable to manipulate the material handling vehicle; a simulation port; and a vehicle controller in communication with the simulation port and configured to selectively transition between a standard mode where the vehicle controller is configured to instruct the material handling vehicle to perform standard operating tasks and a simulation mode; and a simulation kit adapted to be removably connected to the simulation port on the material handling vehicle, the simulation kit including: a simulation display; and a simulation kiosk arranged remotely from the material handling vehicle, and having a simulation controller which is in communication with the simulation display and which is configured to connect to the vehicle controller via the simulation port and a performance capture device configured to, in the simulation mode, detect a position and an orientation of an operator within the material handling vehicle and to communicate it to the simulation controller, wherein the vehicle controller is configured to detect a triggering event to indicate when to transition between the standard mode and the simulation mode, wherein the triggering event comprises a soft switch on a touch screen interface on the material handling vehicle or on the simulation kit, wherein the simulation controller is configured to generate a simulated environment that is projected onto the simulation display and to adapt the simulated environment in response to detection of the position and the orientation of the operator within the material handling vehicle by the performance capture device. a plurality of controls operable to manipulate the material handling vehicle; a simulation port; and a vehicle controller in communication with the simulation port and configured to selectively transition between a standard mode where the vehicle controller is configured to instruct the material handling vehicle to perform standard operating tasks and a simulation mode; and a simulation kit adapted to be removably connected to the simulation port on the material handling vehicle, the simulation kit including: a simulation display; and a simulation kiosk arranged remotely from the material handling vehicle, and having a simulation controller which is in communication with the simulation display and which is configured to connect to the vehicle controller via the simulation port and a performance capture device configured to, in the simulation mode, detect a position and an orientation of an operator within the material handling vehicle and to communicate it to the simulation controller, wherein the vehicle controller is configured to detect a triggering event to indicate when to transition between the standard mode and the simulation mode, wherein the triggering event comprises a soft switch on a touch screen interface on the material handling vehicle or on the simulation kit, wherein the simulation controller is configured to generate a simulated environment that is projected onto the simulation display and to adapt the simulated environment in response to detection of the position and the orientation of the operator within the material handling vehicle by the performance capture device. a simulation display; and a simulation kiosk arranged remotely from the material handling vehicle, and having a simulation controller which is in communication with the simulation display and which is configured to connect to the vehicle controller via the simulation port and a performance capture device configured to, in the simulation mode, detect a position and an orientation of an operator within the material handling vehicle and to communicate it to the simulation controller, wherein the vehicle controller is configured to detect a triggering event to indicate when to transition between the standard mode and the simulation mode, wherein the triggering event comprises a soft switch on a touch screen interface on the material handling vehicle or on the simulation kit, wherein the simulation controller is configured to generate a simulated environment that is projected onto the simulation display and to adapt the simulated environment in response to detection of the position and the orientation of the operator within the material handling vehicle by the performance capture device.