To train a robot to navigate a house, you either need to give it a lot of real time in a lot of real houses, or a lot of virtual time in a lot of virtual houses. The latter is definitely the better ...

FORT JACKSON, SC -- This is the year of the avatar. That's according to some of Fort Jackson's premier simulation trainers, who say that just like James Cameron's blockbuster film smashed its ...

Oleg Fonarov is the CEO of Program-Ace, an innovative solutions integrator and custom software development company with a 30-year history. It wouldn't surprise anyone if I said that immersive ...

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 ...

ATLANTA, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nfinity Athletic, the innovator in high performance cheerleading footwear, has partnered with Famer, the developer of an online youth sports coaching and ...

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 ...

Over the last several years, we've seen learning and development take many forms ranging from in-person to e-learning and blended solutions. When Covid-19 hit and all gatherings came to a halt, that ...

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, ...

LOS ANGELES -- While training students for the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, Army leaders found the course didn't capture all the intricacies of responding to ...