Video Games Used To Train First Responders At UCF Center

ORLANDO, FL - A training center housed at the University of Central Florida is using video game technology and animation to train first responders for an active shooter scenario. The U.S. Army and Homeland Security Department have developed a computer-based simulator for the training, the Associated Press reported.

The training center offers role-playing opportunities to train anyone in the world with a computer.

The Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment, or EDGE, is similar to those used by the Army to train soldiers in combat tactics and scenarios using a virtual environment. The program costs $5.6 million. The civilian version of the program is expanding to schools. The schools version should be ready by spring, Homeland Security officials said.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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