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Axon Launches New Virtual Reality Simulator Training for Today's Public Safety Challenges
New simulator training offers complex situations and real-time feedback to provide officers with an immersive training experience SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 11,
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[{"type":"text","content":"New simulator training offers complex situations and real-time feedback to provide officers with an immersive training experience\n\n\nSCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced the launch of its first wireless Virtual Reality (VR) Simulator Training. Axon's VR Simulator will provide immersive virtual reality content that can help officers develop critical thinking, de-escalation and tactical skills. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nToday's police training methods can be time-consuming, unrealistic and expensive. In addition, the majority of trainings are focused on \"hands-on\" use of force, which is necessary, but accounts for less than one percent of police and citizen interactions nationwide. Axon's VR Simulator provides officers with more access to what they need most: training on how to best interact with the community, de-escalate effectively and support individuals in crisis. \n\"Officers on patrol frequently encounter individuals in crisis. Through the use of this breakthrough simulator, we are able to fully immerse officers into common situations, helping prepare them for a number of different variables with an emphasis on de-escalation,\" says Rick Smith, Axon CEO and founder. \"Our mission has always been to protect life, and by giving law enforcement the ability to work through the situations they see in the field daily, we can help create outcomes that are better for everyone.\" \nThe VR Simulator provides industry-leading content and allows trainees to work through complex scenarios that have been refined and validated by a diverse network of first responders and subject matter experts. One of the first training modules included at launch will cover domestic violence. It allows officers to actually talk and walk through the scenario as they would in the field, with feedback from trainers and supervisors, allowing them to practice more and enhance their skills, better preparing them for the situations they encounter each day. \nThe wireless VR headsets, provided by industry leading partner, HTC VIVE and their latest HTC VIVE Focus 3, delivers an all-in-one unit that's simple to deploy and use, with no extraneous hardware, time or space constraints. The VR training provides connectivity for both in-person and remote experi...