C² Technologies worked with the U.S. Army Capabilities Integration center to develop a mobile app with a realistic 3-D environment for Patriot missile crew drills
by Site Staff
November 19, 2012
C2 TECHNOLOGIES
There is no time on the battlefield to look up steps and procedures. Soldiers must be able to perform quickly and efficiently without hesitation.
With this goal in mind, the U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center wanted to evaluate the use of smartphones as a training tool and contracted C2 Technologies to create a series of Patriot missile crew drill applications for delivery on mobile devices.
C2 Technologies created a series of stand-alone iPhone apps that deployed a realistic 3-D environment for crew drills. The Radar Set app used an immersive, first-person point of view and puts the user alongside three other crew members who appear as avatars carrying out their duties as part of the drill in time with the learner.
Designed to augment in-person training, the app allows soldiers to practice anytime and anywhere. In addition, it includes a free roam capability that allows learners to isolate and practice particular steps, all while gathering metrics to be passed back to the instructor that help to spot trends and diagnose skill gaps.
According to instructors, students who master the app are quicker to master hands-on training and spend more free time on self-driven training exercises.