Simulator helps improve operator’s critical thinking as well as command and control of railway procedures and protocols. Credit: ForgeFX
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Simulator helps improve operator’s critical thinking as well as command and control of railway procedures and protocols. Credit: ForgeFX
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) hired ForgeFX to develop a 3D immersive computer simulation to help change operator behavior for the better. The simulator helps Metro operators by increasing risk awareness and hazard identification to improve proactive problem solving and greatly enhance equipment operator training.
Leveraging high-fidelity graphics, an immersive virtual reality-based environment, and a fully interactive virtual facsimile of the prime mover allow WMATA and ForgeFX to deploy a training simulator that helps improve operator’s critical thinking as well as command and control of railway procedures and protocols.
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