The use of immersive technologies in emergency response training for students in educational institutions

The article discusses the issue of developing the skills and actions of students in emergency situations in educational organizations. One of the modern, technological and effective solutions for developing the skills of action in such situations are immersive simulators. Immersive simulators are implemented both on stationary PCs and in VR systems. With the advent of new and more accessible virtual reality systems, immersive simulators are gaining popularity in education. Versions of immersive simulators for personal computers are gaining popularity. Practicing the necessary skills in immersive simulators allows you to create an absolutely safe learning environment. Students can practice the necessary skills without risk to their lives and make decisions in various emergency situations. This type of training allows consistent and algorithmically thoughtful performance of the necessary actions, increases the level of a person’s training in critical situations, improves reaction and helps to preserve life. Based on the list of emergency situations, an immersive simulator was developed to teach students how to respond to emergency situations in educational institutions. The process of developing an immersive simulator in the Unity environment using the ProBuilder tool is disclosed. A system of criteria for recording the results of training on an immersive simulator were developed. An experiment on the use of the developed immersive simulator as a means of practicing skills and actions in emergency situations is described. The results confirming its effectiveness are presented. Ways for its further improvement and expansion of functional capabilities are proposed.

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