the interactive scene

the interactive scene is at the heart of the centre and forms the primary environment for the training course or exercise - it is the front line, operational site working environment portion of the centre. 

Various, real-time changeable, scenarios can be created here, ranging from straightforward day-to-day situations, through to major incidents. These could be set against an assortment of different back drop environments from urban to rural spaces, buildings, highways, shopping centres, stadiums, town centres, high rise buildings, construction sites, festivals, manufacturing sites and many more. 
 

the interactive scene contains the following key features:

The features included into the interactive scene have been designed with vision and purpose of pulling on all the senses to create the look and feel they would experience for real:
  
•    A 10 m, 160-degree curved screen, used to display the immersive virtual training environment, using the XVR On Scene Simulation platform.
•    A fully simulated surround system, to bring a delegate’s hearing sense into play. If something is behind you in the environment, you will only hear it behind you. 
•    Temperature regulation – the temperature within the interactive scene replicates the real external conditions of the day.
•    Ancillary features such as lighting & smoke effects, which can be used to enhance the immersion, by making the environment feel real – for example, at a festival there would be loud music, flashing lights and stage affects – we recreate that environment in the simulation centre, so you feel like you are there.
•    The use of simulated smells again enhances the realism of the environments we create to maximise the delegates training experience.