EXCLUSIVE: NYPD is testing virtual reality training drills for real-life scenarios like active shooters By CeFaan Kim and Josh Hartmann & Emily Sowa, via Friday, May 31, 2019 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A year after the friendly fire deaths of two NYPD detectives, new training is underway to prevent similar tragedies. The use of virtual reality technology is helping ...

NYPD Turns to Virtual Reality to Improve Re­la­tionship with Teens BY Dean Meminger New York City PUBLISHED 6:41 AM ET Jan. 23, 2019 ...

The NYPD is teaming up with teens to help them make good life decisions. Their virtual reality program is aimed at helping NYC teens overcome challenges. It’s called Options, and it’s the ...

The NYPD is rolling out a virtual reality program that teaches young people how to face the challenges that they may deal with in real life as they reach adulthood. News 12 Staff • Jan 23, 2019 ...

The Q&A spoke to a police department using a virtual reality program as a training tool for their officers to de-escalate scenarios without using excessive force.

The reality is, city kids may best learn how to avoid trouble by playing a video game, the NYPD says. And on Tuesday, officials demonstrated their newest initiative to do just that — unveilin… ...

The NYPD is plugging into a first-of-its-kind virtual-reality gaming system that puts young people in wild situations on the street — and urges them to make safe choices, officials said Tuesday.

The NYPD and Police Foundation created the program from scratch. Students scripted scenarios, such as being asked to be in a gang, that come to life in virtual reality.

The NYPD is testing virtual reality training drills for real-life scenarios that would be impossible to recreate.

A year after the friendly-fire deaths of two NYPD detectives, new training to prevent similar tragedies is using virtual reality technology to prepare for making split-second decisions. A year ...