Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

When I first started teaching online nearly 20 years ago, everything was done through Outlook. No learning management system. No Zoom. No interactive tools. If you wanted to make something visual, you ...

Training is at the foundation of any good officer or department. Organizing such exercises and drills, though, can be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Live events can require hiring actors; It ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Not so long ago, the perception of immersive technologies was confined to ...

ROGERS -- New virtual reality technology at the Rogers Police Department is providing enhanced scenario-based training in de-escalation and crisis intervention that could save lives. The department is ...

Rigorous training is the backbone of the fire service. Sometimes, though, it can end in the very outcome it hopes to prevent. Last week, San Francisco firefighter Jason Cortez was killed when a water ...

Active-duty service members are being given access to VR tools to help them heal and prevent colleagues from harming themselves. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been at the forefront of using ...

(TNS) — Some Army units will soon offer troops suicide prevention training on virtual reality headsets that transport the soldier inside the home of a peer in crisis with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael ...

The Mansfield University Public Safety Training Institute (MUPSTI) paid a recent visit to Lycoming College to give the campus community a taste of scenarios faced by the police every day. Students, ...

As the manufacturer of some of the world’s most sophisticated cars, as well as a champion in the world of motorsports, Mercedes-Benz is no slouch when it comes to cutting-edge technology. However, ...

What do the 1990s and the United States Air Force have in common? They both want you to know that they love virtual reality, and envision it being used for everything. Task and Purpose went to ...

The Air Force is finding that experimental virtual reality fighter pilot training is working best for students who want to fly the service's most advanced stealth platforms -- though leaders are not ...