Photos of the Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) platform and stakeholders interacting with the technology. This is the second EDGE virtual training environment; the platform allows teachers, school staff, law enforcement officers and others tasked with school security to create and practice response plans for a wide range of critical incidents.
Photos are available for download on the S&T Flickr page.
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The virtual school in the EDGE virtual training platform was modeled after a real school in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Each element of the virtual school in the EDGE program, such as this gymnasium, were modeled in vivid detail based an actual school in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Even the hallways and exit doors in the EDGE virtual training environment were modeled after an actual school in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Individual classrooms in the EDGE virtual training environment were modeled after an actual school in West Orange, New Jersey.
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The EDGE avatar selection screen allows for a multitude of options in character selection, attire, equipment, and other details appropriate to the roles of the participants in the training scenario.
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In the EDGE virtual training environment, teachers can prompt students to take actions such as running, lining up against a wall, or exiting via a window.
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A police officer navigates through the EDGE school environment at a September 2018 training in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Educators and first responders collaborate on a simulated response scenario during a September 2018 training in West Orange, New Jersey.
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The EDGE virtual training environment can be accessed via laptop or desktop computer. No extensive hardware is required, making it easy for school systems and law enforcement agencies to use.