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Serious Games as an Education & Training Tool for First Responders
Is anyone familiar with Seriosu Games and their applications to first responders?
A Serious Game according to Wiki ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serious_game ) is, "A serious game is a term used to refer to a software or hardware application developed with game technology and game design principles for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. Serious games include games used for educational, persuasive, political, or health purposes."
A few websites supporting the use of Serious Games include the following:
http://www.seriousgames.org/
http://www.seriousgamessource.com/
Specific to Emergency Managers are some of the following:
Vstep http://tinyurl.com/62ffhc
Trauma.org http://www.trauma.org/resus/moulage/moulage.html
Will Interactive http://www.willinteractive.com/products
Virtway http://www.virtway.com/EN_sectors_02_safety_and_emergency.htm
United Nations Food Force http://www.food-force.com/
Breakaway (Incident commander) http://tinyurl.com/694m8z
Evacuation Simulator http://www.emergencysimulators.com/
RescueSim (Also Vstep) http://www.vstepoffice.nl/rescuesim/
With budgets getting tighter, is Serious Games a serious way of addressing some of the training shortfalls?
A Serious Game according to Wiki ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serious_game ) is, "A serious game is a term used to refer to a software or hardware application developed with game technology and game design principles for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. Serious games include games used for educational, persuasive, political, or health purposes."
A few websites supporting the use of Serious Games include the following:
http://www.seriousgames.org/
http://www.seriousgamessource.com/
Specific to Emergency Managers are some of the following:
Vstep http://tinyurl.com/62ffhc
Trauma.org http://www.trauma.org/resus/moulage/moulage.html
Will Interactive http://www.willinteractive.com/products
Virtway http://www.virtway.com/EN_sectors_02_safety_and_emergency.htm
United Nations Food Force http://www.food-force.com/
Breakaway (Incident commander) http://tinyurl.com/694m8z
Evacuation Simulator http://www.emergencysimulators.com/
RescueSim (Also Vstep) http://www.vstepoffice.nl/rescuesim/
With budgets getting tighter, is Serious Games a serious way of addressing some of the training shortfalls?
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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RESCUESIM
A few others relevant to first responders include:
Code3D http://www.code3d.com/
Vector Command http://www.emergencycommandsystem.com/
VECTOR COMMAND
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Vector Command also have a downloadable newsletter called the Bulletin. Check it out at:
http://www.emergencycommandsystem.com/index.php?option=com_content&...
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There's also a discussion I started here on FFN about Code3D if interested:
http://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/889755:Topic:434879
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Another one is MSA's FireSlayer http://www.msafire.com/game_home.html
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And an article supporting its use on the fire service http://www.inigraphics.net/press/topics/2006/issue5/5_06a06.pdf
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I've just added these videos from YouTube about the ADMS system.
I'm a huge fan of this sort of technology and its use in training.
However, I'm assuming that many have not been exposed to this sort of thing based on the lack of responses????
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Just got a link in an email newsletter to the following:
Honing Triage Skills with Video Games.
http://www.govtech.com/em/promo/570233?startid=48
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Firearms Simulator
The Folsom, Calif. Police Department is one of the lucky few departments in the state to have access to a high-tech training simulator.
Firearms Simulator Helps Police Prepare for Crisis Situationshttp://www.govtech.com/gt/381045
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Permalink Reply by Jason Brooks on
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What are the costs of these simulators?
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No idea, but I would suggest over the long run would be far more cost effective than some of the hot fire training ,etc that is being done....
You could stagger the training- build up command and control and vehicle placement and hose placement, etc, using the serious games option, then get more bang for the buck when doing hot fire training.
Serious games are not a replacement for hot fire training, etc- they're a tool to assist...
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I agree. The RescueSim website has no information on cost and has no contact here in the states. The Incidetn Commander is $5 for shipping from the NIJ.
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