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Future Hockey Star INCO West Mines est Mines 2005 Provincial Mine - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Future Hockey Star INCO West Mines est Mines 2005 Provincial Mine - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Future Hockey Star INCO West Mines est Mines 2005 Provincial Mine Rescue Competition Champions INCO Project Origin Comparatively few mine emergencies Teams and control groups must be w ell prepared TAC identified virtual
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2005 Provincial Mine Rescue Competition Champions
INCO INCO – West Mines
est Mines
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Project Origin
- Comparatively few mine
emergencies
- Teams and control groups must
be w ell prepared
- TAC identified virtual reality as a
training support tool.
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Virtual Reality project is a collaboration of
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What is Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is a highly interactive, computer-based, multimedia environment in w hich the user becomes a participant w ith the computer in a 'virtually real' w orld.
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Purpose of Project
To explore the use
- f virtual reality as
a decision making tool to assist control groups during an emergency.
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Traditional Control Group Training Methods
- Classroom
Classroom environment environment
- Lecturing
Lecturing
- 2 dimensional
2 dimensional plans and plans and sections sections
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Demonstration Project
- Uses 3 dimensional computer images
- Real time
- Randomly-generated fire and non-fire
scenarios
- Built in know ledge testing
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Demonstration Project
- Content based on existing control
group training
- Integrates existing Ontario MR
procedures
- Communication betw een team
and control group is critical
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Regional Mine Demonstration
Click here to view DEMO
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Conclusions
- Simulation
demonstrated to numerous groups (TAC, Labour)
- Feedback very
favourable
- VR seen as a
pow erful decision making tool
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Next Steps
- Integrate more complex
fire and non-fire scenarios
- Variable ventilation
netw ork
- Incorporate