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Virtual Applications

What we do …in 50 seconds

What we do

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• Established in October 2008 in the General Department of Human Resources.

• Vision: to be a leading technological center in developing virtual environments to aid the global security efforts.

• Mission: is to improve our human resources and to raise awareness in various fields through the use of virtual environments.

• Goals:

1. To develop virtual applications to support the current teaching and training methods.

2. To develop video games for awareness programs.

3. To create 3D documentary movies to archive cases.

Simulating real-life incidents in virtual environments.

Perform similar tasks to real-life incidents.

1. Who Are We? Virtual Applications Development Center

Idea (1998-1999)

R&D (2003-2008)

Implementation & Expansion(2009-2013)

2. The Idea

Idea (1998-1999)

Car Chase Simulator

Idea

3rd Year

Graduation

Project

University of Sheffield

Prototype 1

Multimedia Car

Chase Simulator

Prototype 2

VR Car Chase

Simulator

Evaluation Results

Multimedia

Vs. VR

(Technical

Evaluation)

Way Forward

VR

• Realism/Immersion

• Reusability

• Development Time

• Flexibility &

modification

• Better immersive

interaction

1 Publication: BinSubaih, A. (1999). ”An Investigation to compare the use of Multimedia and VR in building a virtual car chase simulator”, Master of Engineering with Honours in Software Engineering, University of Sheffield.

Literature Review

Knowledge Acquisition

Design Implementat

ion

Evaluation

* Conducted in collaboration with the General

Department of Traffic & The General Department

of Criminal Investigation, Dubai Police.

Idea (1998-1999)

R&D (2003-2008)


R&D (2003-2008)

Traffic Accident Investigation Virtual Environment

Idea

PhD

University of Sheffield

Prototype 1

(2003-2004)

Collaborative

Virtual

Environment

(Multiplayer)

Evaluation Results

(2004)

Learning

Effectiveness

Prototype 2

(2005-2006)

Virtual

Environment

(Single Player)

Evaluation Results

(2006)

Learning

Effectiveness

• 6 Traffic Accident

Investigators

• Not statistically

significant

• 56 Traffic

Accident

Investigators

• Statistically

significant

14 Refereed Publications

- 2 Journals

- 9 Conferences

- 1 Book Chapter

- 1 Technical Report

- 1 PhD

- UK, USA, Spain, France, Jordan, Poland & Belgium.

Literature Review

Knowledge Acquisition

Field Study

Design

Implementation

Evaluation

3. R&D (2003 -2008)

Each prototype

4. Implementation (Planning)

Idea (1998-1999)

R&D (2003-2008)


2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Implementation & Expansion

(2009-2013)

Admin

HR: Team Formation

Feasibility Study Jun 2008

Virtual Training Section October 2008

Technology R&D March 2009

Work started April 2009

Virtual Training Center December 2010

Feasibility Study

• 52-page report.

• 5 year plan.

• 3 virtual training projects (Crime Scene

Investigation, Traffic Accidents

Investigation, & Awareness project).

• Detailed breakdown of HR, IT (software

& hardware), and budget requirements.

Idea (1998-1999)

R&D (2003-2008)


4. Implementation (Standardization)

Standardization

Development Pipelines: Planned Vs. Actual

Virtual Training Environments

Awareness Games

Virtual Training

Environments

Awareness Games

Planned Actual

* Scrum helped with repeatability & quality by allowing us to maintain focus through

set guidelines and processes, and by improving staff productivity efficiency.

Development Methodology

Scrum Process

(Plan-Do-Feedback-Improve)

“continuous improvement through small changes.” Kaizen

5. Replication

R&D (2003-2008)



(2009-2013)

Projects: Planned Vs. Actual

Planned Actual

Virtual Training

• Crime Scene Investigation

• Traffic Accidents Investigation

Awareness Games

• Traffic Awareness

Virtual Training

• Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)

• Traffic Accidents Investigation (TAI)

• Traffic Fines

• SWAT Mutliplayer 3D

• SWAT Planning 2D

• Body Language

• Face Sketch 3D

• Passengers Screening

• Sniper Simulator

• Explosives 2D (Prototype)

• Airport Checkpoint 3D (Prototype)

Awareness Games

• Badayer Racing

• Knowledge City

• ThemePark

• UAE Racing

• Camel Racing

• Awafi (Prototype)

3D Films

• 15 Films

Others

• E-Books * Demand increased to more than 40 projects from 10 fields.

5. Replication(contd.)


(2009-2013)

Projects: Actual (Virtual Training)

Body Language Traffic Accidents Investigation (TAI)

Swat 3D (Implementation) Swat 2D (Planning) Face Sketch 3D

Crime Scenes Investigation (CSI)

* The implementation of the virtual training technology in Dubai Police started with TAI and then replicated to other fields such as crime scenes,

SWAT, body language, and many other fields.


(2009-2013)

Projects: Actual (Virtual Training)

Traffic Fines Passengers Screening Sniper

Explosives (Prototype) E-Books

5. Replication(contd.)

Virtual Classroom

* The implementation of the virtual training technology in Dubai Police started with TAI and then replicated to many other fields.

Public Sector Partners

6. Participation

Sponsors

Private Sector Partners

* For example, but not limited to

7. Benefits


(2009-2013)

Projects: Results (Kirkpatrick’s Model & the tools used)

• Tests (pre & post)

• Observations (transfer of knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes from training to on the job)

• Questionnaires

• Interviews

• Performance-based KPI (On-the-job evaluation using control groups)

• A committee is working on the monetary value

Level 4 Results

Level 1 Reaction

Level 2 Learning

Level 3 Behaviour

* All the tangible, intangible, and financial detailed benefits & results are available if required.

7. Benefits (contd.)

ونوه سموه بالبرامج التدريبية واالفتراضية

التي تطبقها شرطة دبي واصفاً هذا األسلوب

بالراقي واالحترافي الن التدريب االفتراضي

قد يكون حقيقة على ارض الواقع ما يجعل من

المقاييسهذه البرامج تجربة ناجحة بكل

“ASTC Dubai presented their newly developed and innovative computer-based learning tool, known as the Virtual Reality Training System. The system received recognition it terms of providing a rich, interactive, and engaging educational context, thus supporting experiential learning-by-doing. …”

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 2012 Annual report

Awareness Games

8. Awareness Games

Idea (1998-1999)

R&D (2003-2008)



(2009-2013)

Awareness Games

His Highness Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, ordered to develop electronic awareness games, as part of Khalifa Student Empowerment. These games work on smart devices such as iPad and on Social Networking sites such as Facebook.

Project Scope: 3 Games

City Adventure Chopper Patrol

Badayer

Development Cycle

Questionnaires for students

Testing different games and

prototypes on students

Game Design Adding

Psychologists & Scenario writers

Testing games on students

Knowledge City Badayer Racing

UAE Racing

8. Awareness Games

Theme Park Camel Racing

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8. Awareness Games (Badayer Racing Results – Example as of 12/11/2013)

Total Installs 722,119

Number #1 in UAE In Less than 24hrs

Number #1 in iPad Educational 74 Countries

Number #1 in iPhone Educational 63 Countries

Number of times played 4.17 million

Number of sessions played on 5/11/2013 4,505 session

Number of players who played on 5/11/2013 2,849 player

UAE Market

UAE Market Educational Apps

UAE Market All Games

UAE Market All Apps * We reached #5 but don’t have the screen for it. Check App Store data.

US Market

#11 #6 #7 #32 #52

#1 #1 #1 #1 #1

9. Learning

Strengths • Team selection and

formation. • Agile (Scrum methodology). • Development pipeline. • Technology adaptation. • Replication to different fields.

Opportunities • Venturing into different fields. • Releasing commercial Free-To-

Play games to the public. • Increasing the intellectual

properties capital. • Knowledge-transfer platform.

Threats/Risks • High demand for the use of

this technology. • Managing expectation. • Middle management

resistance.

Weaknesses

• Intellectual properties capital valuation.

• Mobile testing due to the huge number of devices especially for Android.

• Marketing: not easy to approach customers as a government entity.

S W

T O

The more emotionally invested in your product, the better the user experience should be.

What Went Well & What Went Wrong

Lesson Learnt

Do Differently

Rely more on community supported technologies rather than proprietary technologies.

Unique – Significant - Different

• Lets you simulate scenarios that are almost impossible to do in field training.

Unique

Significant

• Transformed learning in Dubai Police in many fields.

• Part of the License in Law major in Dubai Police Academy

• Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) KPI.

• Used in training by many regional police forces.

• United Nation Requested our products.

• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommended our products.

• Serious games are tailor-made to local law and crime patterns.

• Awareness games are tailor-made to preserve the national identity.

• Inspire & Engage.

• More fun than traditional methods.

Different

What sets us apart from others

Pioneers

First specialized in-house games development center in a police organization to develop serious games.

First in the world to develop a simulation for Traffic accidents investigation.

Awareness Delivery Method

Innovative and engaging delivery methods for awareness messages to the community.

Technology-based Learning

Cutting-edge technology adaptation to enhance learning methods and promote continuous learning in a public organization.

Transfer of Knowledge

We have developed a platform for sharing knowledge as all the trainee data is saved and this is important for patterns analysis.

Partnership

Our Emarati video games are developed in collaboration with more than 40 organizations and more than 1000 students from the UAE.

Tourism

Our games are developed based on the UAE cities and highlight

important landmarks.

Expertise

Our team of experts has wide range of experiences in building simulations and games for different target audiences and for a variety of fields. We’ve also started developing commercial custom made projects for external customers.

Variety of Topics

Our products cover all the 4 strategic goals of Dubai Police and range across 10 different security & awareness topics servicing most of the 20 general departments and all the 10 police stations and more than 7 other organizations and more than 30 schools.

Total Number of Users

* As of 12/11/2013

724,815

Better than all numbers & statistics

The expressions on their faces speak volumes.

We grew up

playing games raising other

countries flags.

A player raising the UAE flag worth

the effort

Thank You

Virtual Applications

174,999

89,632 89,632

32,227

27,964

8,807

22,412

15,871

12,745

10,400

10,302

10,117

23,917

Badayer Racing Results – Example as of 22/9/2013

33

اإلمارات وقطرالدورات في النطاق الجغرافي للمستفيدين من

(2013اكتوبر حتى )

Qatar 28

MOI 61

Dubai 1567

Sharjah

32


(2009-2013)

Awareness Games

Game Design Inputs

Instructions of Sheikh

Saif Bin Zayed

Instructions of His Excellency

Lieutenant General Dahi

Khalfan Tamim

Scientific Committee Document

Educational Mentors

Psychologists & Scenario

writers

(1000 Student)

General Department

of Traffic Department

Dubai

Emirates Motor Sports

Federation

Ministries and

authorities involved

8. Awareness Games

In the Classroom (measured in virtual crime scenes based on real cases)

Performance increased by 32.8%

In the Field (measured in real crime scenes during the investigation)

* Not the same groups as above.

Learning Impact (In the classroom & In the field) - Crime Scene Investigators example.


Projects: Intellectual Property Rights (14 Registered Programs)

Virtual Training (CSI & TAI)

Body Language Smart Application

Traffic Fines Training Smart Application

Airport Passengers Screening Smart Application

Airport Passengers Screening 3D Smart Application

Face Sketch3D SWAT 2D SWAT 3d Explosives Car Racing Smart Application

Badayer Racing Smart Application

Awafi Smart Application

Camel Racing Smart Application

Knowledge City Smart Application


Badayer Racing Story in the first few hours after the release in the UAE Market

#1 in less than 24hrs – about

15 hours

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