Fortnite makers help Aussie start-up train paramedics using virtual reality
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AprApril 2021 at 8:25pm
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An international online gaming giant behind a wildly successful shoot- em-up game and a medical training provider seem unlikely bedfellows, but the relationship is leading to an expansion of virtual reality training for first responders.
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The training provider says its VR system can do more than traditional in-person training can
Users wear a VR headset and have hand controllers to treat virtual patients
A Coffs Harbour based company is helping revolutionise the way first responders prepare for traumatic scenes - by using virtual reality. TacMed Australia has teamed up with Spectre Studios to create the training program 'Emergisim' - with new funding secured to expand the platform. by Britt Ramsey | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
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