3D Training for Emergency Response at St. Clair County Community College

The students at St. Clair County Community College, Michigan learn about emergency response using interactive 3D visualizations, on an EON ICatcher projector. This system, based on virtual reality technology, allows learning objects to pop out in the middle of the room and is responsive to the user's actions. Steven L. Fosgard, Associate Dean of Instruction Department has conducted the development of the emergency response presentation that has been used for teaching aids in the classroom to visualize ways of handling hazardous materials in case of a chemical plastic disaster. "With 3D technology users view a person, place or thing as it would appear in real life, says Marly Bergerud, education expert at EON Reality, virtual reality and interactive provider based in Irvine, Calif. "This allows students to learn by having real-world experiences in the comfort of a classroom."