With so many recent wildfires raging around California, it’s timely to consider the incredible risks involved with fighting fires. Unfortunately, major fires happen every day and firefighters and other first responders have to deal with dangerous conditions and incredible stress while trying to … [Read more...]
Smoke Effects for Law Enforcement Training
Law enforcement officers deal with a great deal of stress as a regular part of their jobs. When they have to cope with extreme conditions in addition to handling the tasks of the job, it can be even more stressful and dangerous. From tear gas to the aftermath of explosions or natural disasters, … [Read more...]
Scent for Law Enforcement Training
Law enforcement officers are often put in the position of entering a space without knowing exactly what they will encounter. This puts them at great risk for bodily harm and exposure to toxic substances. They are also exposed to a variety of odors that may be overwhelming or dangerous. It is vital … [Read more...]
Malodors Are Not Just For Training
A recent interest in malodors is not exclusive to playing a part in military immersive training simulations. In the past, scent effects have both been used to prepare future soldiers for the disorientation certain smells can create. As well, they are used to teach students how to recognize the … [Read more...]
The Army Desires Smell Training
"If something doesn't smell right, the army wants to know about it." Biosensors and innovative technology aimed to distinguish the olfactory make-up of a particular scene is becoming a desired commodity, funding a wide range of detection devices and chemical readers. But what would happen if … [Read more...]
Eradicating the “Ultimate” Malodor Using Carbon Filtration (A Perfect Gift for Christmas)
If you are looking for a unique gift for your loved ones this Holiday Season you might want to check into Shreddies undergarments. Shreddies "flatulence filtering underwear" incorporate a ‘Zorflex’ activated carbon back panel that they claim will absorb all flatulence odors. Fighting malodors … [Read more...]
The Smell of Asparagus in your Pee
Researchers have aimed to figure out exactly what causes our urine to reek after consuming a fair amount of asparagus. The question, it seems, is can we truly smell what we think we smell? Or are we even producing a smell at all? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi9i8ULtk4s For both theories, … [Read more...]
Immersive Training Turned to Simulation
Guns shots are heard overhead. Something whips by your left ear. The scent of something burning is realized and as you turn your head mounted display, the scene in front of your eyes change. Welcome to the new world of immersive training. Here role players are swapped for computer generated actors … [Read more...]
Sensory Technology Integration Into Immersive Training Simulators
Technologically speaking, everyone is obsessed with immersives these days. In the world of story telling, we've always recognized the incredible value in high levels of captivation. What's most interesting, but not all together surprising, is how the military is using this new wave in technological … [Read more...]
Hollywood Scenting and Fog Effects, Meet HazMat Full Immersive Training Programs
The special effects industry is no longer exclusive to Hollywood. Atop a 160 acre tract just north of L.A., you'll find the Del Valle Regional Training Center, fully loaded with props of wreckage and simulated emergencies for fire, urban search and rescue and HazMat Full Immersive Training (F.I.T.) … [Read more...]