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Maxine Berthiaume; Max Kinateder; Bruno Emond; Natalia Cooper; Ishika Obeegadoo; Jean-François Lapointe – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Access to dangerous goods training for firefighters in remote areas is limited for financial and logistical reasons. Virtual reality (VR) is a promising solution for this challenge as it is cost-effective, safe, and allows to simulate realistic scenarios that would be dangerous or difficult to implement in the real world. However, rigorous…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Computer Simulation, Fire Protection, Transportation
Wager, Walter W.; And Others – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1992
Examines factors affecting selection and development of computer simulations, including type of learner, simulation formats, instructional purposes, learning outcomes, fidelity, learning stages, and logistical issues. A flowchart model and set of prescriptions to help designers arrive at specifications for an instructional simulation are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Selection
Treiber, Karin – 1994
A qualitative case study approach was used to identify the psychosocial effects of the high-fidelity, virtual reality simulation provided in the college-level air traffic control (ATC) training program offered at the Minnesota Air Traffic Control Training Center and to evaluate the applicability of virtual reality to academic/training situations.…
Descriptors: Air Traffic Control, Case Studies, College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction