The A. James Clark School of Engineering in College Park Maryland has developed an online virtual training environment for Emergency First Responders. The 3D virtual training environment replicates various diasaster and accident situations and encourages emergency personnel to interact online and hone their management and leaderhship skills.
The virtual environment can re-create an unlimited number of emergency situations including: Car accidents, Chemical spills and mass casualty scenarios. The goal of the technology is to expose trainees to real-life situations and to focus on their interactions with each other, said Capt. Henry de Vries of the New York State Police. It will be a part of an extensive program to help save the lives of people involved in highway accidents and the emergency responders on the scene."This project provides incident responders from all disciplines theopportunity to train together in real time for the purpose of learning the latest best practices in incident scene safety, coordination and quick clearance of highway events," de Vries said.
Participants can interact in real time and undergo role playing sessions which can be recorded and critiqued. "Every scenario has a moderator watching who can pause and resume the game to give feedback," said Michael Pack, laboratory director of the Clark School's Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) at the University of Maryland. "He or she can also throw in 'hiccups'
to test the reactions of the players."
3Dwalkthroughs.com has entered into conversations with an organization to try and co-develop a product for Emergency First Responders to use during an actual event. While we cannot go into details the product would involve utilizing our realistic 3D Walkthroughs, 3D Floor Plans and 3D Renderings in combination with an existing technology. We are excited about the possibility of being able to develop such a tool and will keep you posted on our progress.
The Clark School's Project Website Can Be Found HERE>>>
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