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December 2017 Edition
Volume 18
V-ARMED: Experience Next-Gen Simulation
V-Armed is creating tools that address some of our nation’s
most pressing needs—safety training, first responder train-
ing, protection, defense, preparedness and visualization
tools that help keep our nation at the top of the list of the
world’s most innovative.
WHO IS USING VR? GLOBAL. FEDER-
AL. LOCAL.
also taken a strong interest in VR to respond to
the rising costs of training.
“In March, lawmakers in Utah passed a bill that
authorizes the Attorney General to fund a state-
wide virtual reality training center for use of force
and de-escalation.” (2016, The Guardian)
At the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual
meeting in Davos in 2016, participants discussed
the growing role for public-private collaborations
on how to tackle global security challenges.
Technological innovation was acknowledged as
the most important tool we have to ensure inter-
national security.
(V-Armed “Active shooter” scenario takes place at an ele-
mentary school, offering a VR training experience that close-
ly simulates active shooters or terrorist attacks in enclosed
spaces. Courtesy of V-ARMED ASB and YouTube)
The US Department of Defense has heard this clarion call
and made virtual reality a priority from DARPA to the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center’s Brain Readiness Program.
State and Local law enforcement agencies have
V-ARMED
V-Armed is the latest addition to the Animated
Storyboards family of businesses, which, for 15
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