New Frontiers in Research Fund Award: De-escalation VR Training for Emergency Responders
April 1, 2021
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Dr. Naimul Khan has been awarded a $250,000 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration Award to develop a virtual reality de-escalation training platform for Canada’s emergency responders.
In partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police, the project will create adaptive scenario-based VR training experiences using multimodal sensing to dynamically respond to trainee behaviour in real time. The interdisciplinary team includes:
- Dr. Natalie Alvarez (School of Performing Arts) — narrative design and embodied learning
- Dr. Jennifer Lavoie (Criminology, Wilfrid Laurier University) — crisis intervention expertise