Virtual Environment Firefighting/Ship Familiarization Feasibility Tests
F.W. Williams, Patricia A. Tatem, D.L. Tate, Linda E. Sibert, Tony King · 1997
Abstract : Virtual Environments Firefighting/Ship Familiarization Feasibility Tests were conducted on the ex-USS Shadwell. The results of these tests indicate that there are measurable gains using virtual environment (VR) training with respect to water usage and time to achieve complete extinguishment. The data also indicates gains for the time to travel from Repair 2 to the fire compartment and begin the initial attack. The time to transit from the 01 level to the fire area under reduced visibility was reduced by one-half for subjects trained with VR.