Technology
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Client Case Study: Construction of a Cabin Crew Fire Trainer Inside a Classroom
By Michelle Roe • April 22, 2024Project Summary: SEFtec is a leader in design and manufacturing of safety training equipment and simulated environments for clients all over the world. While SEFtec European factory is located in the Republic of Ireland, they were commissioned to create a custom Cabin Crew Fire Trainer for Saudia Academy, the premier aviation training centre in the… -
Olfactory Input in PTSD Prevention and Treatment for the Military
By Bryan Roe • May 27, 2016Estimates state that at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD, and 50% of those with PTSD do not seek treatment. With behavioral health care becoming a major issue for this population, there has been increased motivation to find better solutions for prevention and treatment. Promising results have been found using virtual reality… -
Eradicating the “Ultimate” Malodor Using Carbon Filtration (A Perfect Gift for Christmas)
By Bryan Roe • December 15, 2014If you are looking for a unique gift for your loved ones this Holiday Season you might want to check into Shreddies undergarments. Shreddies “flatulence filtering underwear” incorporate a ‘Zorflex’ activated carbon back panel that they claim will absorb all flatulence odors. Fighting malodors using carbon filtration is not a unique concept to us. Placing… -
Immersive Training Turned to Simulation
By Bryan Roe • August 18, 2014Guns shots are heard overhead. Something whips by your left ear. The scent of something burning is realized and as you turn your head mounted display, the scene in front of your eyes change. Welcome to the new world of immersive training. Here role players are swapped for computer generated actors and urban terrain is replaced… -
Why Smell Training May Be More Important Than You Think
By Bryan Roe • January 24, 2014When building a training curriculum for Law Enforcement, smell training may be quickly over looked as unneeded or maybe even a luxury, especially in times of budget cuts and economic recession. But for Law Enforcement personnel who are subjected, like the rest of us, to the evolution of tactical responses, bringing in innovative technologies like… -
Scenting Technology in the Use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for P.T.S.D Sufferers
By Bryan Roe • December 4, 2013War is not what it used to be. That much we know. The next question begs, how we deal with the psychological ramifications of our current era of warfare? There are many different ways we, as a society, have responded. Friends and family welcome our soldiers with open arms with hope that love can help heal… -
Scent and Smoke As Military Combat Training Effects
By Bryan Roe • March 19, 2013Live military combat training effects have come a long way since the wars of our fathers by incorporating special effects, but there will always remain one consistent theme: how to conquer chaos. Blood spatters against the wall, shrapnel slices past your ears and you hear a hissing noise somewhere off in the distance. Smoke is…
