Virtual reality will teach you how to escape in case of fire

Most people are well aware of how to behave in a stressful situation. Some could be trained or tested, by virtue of their profession, interest or personal safety. But there is one problem: no one can be sure how he will act until he gets into an emergency situation. And it is logical that no one will specifically expose himself to danger, only for the sake of experience. Now, to the aid of mankind, virtual reality rushes.

VR Fire Extinguishing Experience Simulator will teach everyone how to behave in a fire. For its development, the companies NEC and MX Mobiling Co Ltd. The system operates on the basis of Galaxy Gear VR, where you can use Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 + as the display, and a special fire extinguisher is created for control.

Such a simulator simulates a fire in enclosed spaces and in the open air. The fire is controlled by a special computer with special software that creates a realistic fire behavior that blazes around, controls wind and smoke. Now the situation of a fire in the office is available, in the future a kitchen, an apartment and some production premises will be added.

The cost of the whole kit, with the phone, will be about $ 9,000. For the first three years after the release, developers plan to sell about 3,000 sets. The customers will be mainly educational institutions, large corporations and services to combat emergencies.