The Emergency Simulation Program (ESP)
Straylight Multimedia is pleased to present a revolution in Emergency Training
ESP is a sophisticated training system specially designed to create and present multimedia simulations for Emergency and Disaster training. ESP training simulations allow groups of trainees to 'act out' roles in a simulated emergency scenario, providing them with important training experience that could otherwise only be obtained on the job, where mistakes can be very costly.
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The ESP Simulation System console at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
ESP is particularly ideal for training in areas presenting high stress and demanding snap decision-making, such as:
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- Incident Command
- Forest Fire Fighting
- Oil or Chemical Spill Response
- Earthquake Response
- Law Enforcement
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- Municipal Fire Fighting
- Hazardous Materials Handling
- Military Training
- Response to Terrorist Attack
and, in general, any situation where on-the-job training is difficult, dangerous, or expensive to implement.
- Multimedia Components (Digital Video, Digital Audio, Graphics) - Create simulations with a high degree of realism, incorporating multiple senses (ie. visual, audio).
- File Storage of Individual Simulations - Create an endless number of unique simulation 'databases' and save them as files. You can then read in any file later to use in running new simulations.
- Picture-Icon Based Navigation - Present seamless, dynamic 'movies' in which outcomes vary according to decisions made by the trainees.
- Dynamic Run-Time Clock - Run simulations in a 'simulated' time frame, 'speeding up' or 'slowing down' time as desired. You can even change the time on the fly.
- Launch External Applications - Incorporate map programs, fire growth models, spreadsheets, browsers, into a Simulation.
- Session Recording - Keep track of the 'path' of a particular simulation. You can also include notes on the simulation and students involved. You can even 'replay' a given simulation to point out areas where the trainees might have made a better decision.
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- Trained Personnel: Simulations allow you to create an alternative to hands on experience and keep your personnel trained to their peak efficiency.
- Elimination of Risks to Safety: People learn from their mistakes. In fact, allowing trainees to make mistakes and experience the consequences of those mistakes is a powerful teaching technique. The ESP Simulator provides an environment where 'mistakes' can be made that result in only simulated damage.
- Cost Effective Training: Trainers can create their own customized simulations. Using video, audio, and graphics from real Emergency events, they can create powerful, convincing simulations to re-produce scenarios that would be prohibitively expensive, dangerous, environmentally damaging, or even physically impossible to re-create in reality.
- Realism: Through the role player's interaction the system provides sights and sounds emulating real life events.
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