On Scene Commander

 

By Swedish Rescue Services Agency

 

Government Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Finalist

 

Skills and Ideas Taught:  Strategy and decision-making.

Goal or Challenge:  Players must solve a real life incident using established methods and tactics with limited resources in a real-time modeled game world.

Primary Audience:  Incident Commanders at rescue services and fire departments in Sweden.

Assessment Approach:  Players are given real life feedback as the game progresses, and generates a report when the game completes that can be used for after action review.

Description:  ”On Scene Commander” gives incident commanders the opportunity to train a wide range of scenarios anytime, anywhere.  The game allows continuous training to keep rescue tactics and methods up to date so that quick and correct decisions can be made on an incident site.

Game Engine:  Unknown

Operating System:  Windows

Platform:  Personal computer

Special Hardware:  None