SELEX Systems Integration and TruSim cement alliance in
Training Innovation
ITEC, 19 May 2010 – Two of the most innovative companies working
in the training market are to deepen their collaboration to further
develop their offerings in immersive games and simulations.
SELEX Systems Integration Ltd, a Finmeccanica Company, and
TruSim, a division of Blitz Games Studios, originally worked
together as part of a Technology Strategy Board co-funded project,
which also included academic partners and the medical education
charity Advanced Life Support Group. The project was aimed at
developing robust methodologies that would aid the creation of
effective game-based training applications and demonstrating their
impact on learning.
The recently completed project created three prototypes – Triage
Trainer, Ward Off Infection and Patient Rescue – all of which have
been trialled with users and have been widely welcomed as genuinely
useful additions to the training portfolio. In controlled trials,
Triage Trainer was proven to be more effective than a traditional
training method.
Today at Europe’s premier training event, SELEX Systems
Integration and TruSim signed a new agreement, which sets out a
commitment to continue working together at the leading edge of
training transformation. The two companies have complementary
offerings – TruSim brings leading edge interactive game
technologies and innovation in designing immersive engaging
experiences, while SELEX Systems Integration has a long-established
track record in delivering training solutions that enable private
and public organisations to develop staff knowledge and skills, and
where necessary, change attitudes.
Mary Matthews, TruSim’s Strategy and Business Development
Director, said: “We’re delighted to be continuing our collaboration
with SELEX Systems Integration and working together to bring the
engagement and immersiveness of the best video games to make a
difference in the way organisations develop their staff.”
Neil Stewart, Deputy Director of SELEX Systems Integration's
Training Solution team, added: “We are very happy to announce the
signing of this agreement at ITEC 2010. By continuing our
successful working relationship with TruSim, SELEX Systems
Integration is looking forward to providing organisations with
training solutions that realise the learning potential of video
game technology.”
Further information
For more information
on both companies and the trials developed under the TSB funded
project, please visit the SELEX SI at ITEC 2010; stand number E110.
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