The German company Hologate has won a tender from the Berlin police to introduce a virtual reality system for operational training with its HGXR M system. The Berlin police are thus relying on a modern, flexible and efficient technology to optimally prepare the emergency services for real-life situations.
Increasingly complex operational scenarios and growing requirements. The Berlin police want to meet these challenges with virtual reality training, as conventional training methods are often expensive, time-consuming and offer only limited flexibility. Training with virtual reality makes it possible to simulate a wide variety of scenarios safely, flexibly and cost-effectively, thereby closing gaps in the training concept.
Leif Petersen, CEO of Hologate, explained: “With the HGXR M system, we are offering the Berlin police a state-of-the-art training platform that can be adapted to different requirements. We are thus setting new standards for effective, efficient and realistic operational training.”
The HGXR M system from Hologate enables training scenarios to be adapted quickly. This saves costs and resources, as a wide range of training options are combined in one system. In addition, authentic simulations increase the quality of training and sharpen the ability to react. Reproducing every situation in virtual space reduces the risk to people and equipment. Virtual reality also optimizes the “learning by doing” process.
The Berlin police can move freely around the 30 x 30 meter training area in an immersive 360-degree environment and simulate numerous police deployment scenarios – from urban areas to specific locations. The system can be used quickly and easily in different rooms and covers a training area of up to 1,000 square meters.
The software of the virtual reality solution was specially developed for modern police work and offers a variety of training scenarios. Both weather conditions and the time of day can be adjusted in the simulation and operational trainers can interact with the trainees in the virtual environment. An important feature is the additional provision of functions for quick training debriefing. The HGXR M system records every training session in 3D. This allows movements and actions to be analyzed from different perspectives and replayed as often as required.
