VirTra : New Study Puts VirTra Firearm Training Simulator to the Test – Finds Improved Response Times
June 07, 2024 at 02:24 am IST
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Posted on Jun. 6, 2024 by Christopher Dorch
When a routine encounter turns into a crisis, reaction time can be the only factor protecting an officer's life. Law enforcement members must be able to think, react, and perform a response before a situation escalates. For this reason, agencies must be discerning when choosing from one of the emerging virtual decision-making simulators.
VirTra Use of Force Simulator Put to the Test
Researchers from the College of Saint Mary and Cal State Fullerton tested VirTra's simulator tech to determine whether the scenarios improved the responding officers' response times. Each officer would perform the exercise two times per week over four weeks.
The study consisted of a VirTra V-300 simulator, 15 healthy police officers, and a Bassin anticipation timer about two feet in front of participants. The officers observed a moving light projected on the simulator screens, which they would have to anticipate and fire at a target. The team would then record the response times for changes over the course of the experiment.
Results
The study showed moderate improvement in all participants, with an average reduction in response time of .056 seconds, with a notable improvement between each practice session. And while these times may seem insignificant, the fractions of seconds between stimulus and decision-making could mean life or death for officers on duty. In fact, most incidents require less than 1.5 seconds.
The effectiveness of video training has been researched for decades; however, this study adds to the exciting body of research.
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VirTra, Inc. is a provider of judgmental use of force training simulators and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement, military, and commercial markets. The Company's patented technologies, software, and scenarios provide intense training for de-escalation, judgmental use-of-force, marksmanship and related training that mimics real-world situations. Its firearms training simulator allows marksmanship and realistic scenario-based training to take place on a daily basis without the need for a shooting range, protective equipment, role players, safety officers, or a scenario-based training site. It has developed a range of simulation training including capabilities such as multiscreen, video-based scenarios, scenario authoring ability, superior training scenarios, the patented Threat-Fire shoot-back system, gas-powered simulated recoil weapons, and more. Its simulator products include V-300 Simulator, V-180 Simulator, V-100 Simulator & V-100 MIL, V-Author and others.
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