GAMING MEETS TRAINING - THE 'TEAMSAFETY' PROJECT

摘要

The positive effects on learning and behaviour realised through simulation and gaming continue to prompt the education sector to explore new ways of blending their learning methodologies. The impact of ultimate immersion entertainment gaming has also inspired the sector to invest in state of the art gaming platforms where students enter virtual learning worlds and simulated learning environments. These platforms have been met with considerable success, which is now blurring the dividing line between gaming and training. Exploiting the advances in gaming technology is presently the focus of a European funded research project, which aims to design and implement a 3D virtual training platform for seafarer safety training. Trainees will immerse themselves in a virtual shipboard environment and undertake predefined training exercises as part of a structured training intervention. Assessing the effectiveness of this programme is The Nautical Institute, tasked to construct a methodological framework for evaluation that may be used to provide proof of concept of this emerging sector technology.