Danger Close has won the 2010 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award for Best Workforce Training Solution.
From their website:
The CODiE Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), so that pioneers of [...]
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Training Magazine has published a new article by WILL CEO Sharon Sloane:
Challenge
Imagine you are a non-commissioned officer (NCO) preparing for combat in a U.S. military operation and a new and unseasoned officer has joined your ranks. As a leader of your squad, it is your responsibility to be the proper buffer between the platoon and [...]
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Women in Film & Video Honors 3 Outstanding Women for its 30th Anniversary
Washington, D.C, September 10th, 2009 – Sharon Sloane, CEO of WILL Interactive, Inc. (WILL), was honored today as a recipient of a Women of Vision Award in recognition of her many contributions to the media industry as a technical innovator, educator, and savvy [...]
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‘Danger’ on the screen means safety in the field at Sill
September 20, 2009
The Lawton Constitution
BY MITCH MEADOR
Fort Sill soldiers recently participated in the making of WILL Interactive Inc.’s newest training simulation, “Danger Close.”
According to Sharon Sloane, CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based enterprise, “Danger Close” was shot here over a three-week period. Professional actors were [...]
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WILL’s Sharon Sloane and USNA’s Elizabeth Holmes co-wrote the article “Using Gaming Technology to Teach Ethical Decision-Making” which was published in the September-October 2009’s issue of Educational Technology magazine.
“The authors describe the steps in the ethical decision-making process and show how employers and educators are addressing ethical gray areas using innovative simulations in order to [...]
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The New Patriot News is running a story about WILL’s current production, a new interactive movie for the U.S. Army that focuses on ethical decision making:
A soldier in Iraq is getting valuable intelligence information from a clan leader with whom he has cultivated a relationship, when he hears screams in the leader’s enclave that he [...]
Posted in In The News, Military, Youth Education
Army.mil has posted a story detailing the US Army’s use of Beyond the Front in suicide prevention training:
Referring to the title of the video, Jones said, “The ‘front’ stands for the battlefield, but ‘ front’ also stands for the face that a Soldier may put on to disguise the stress they are dealing with.”
“You can [...]
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The Virginian-Pilot is running a story about the US Army’s use of Beyond the Front to train Soldiers in suicide prevention:
Local Army installations haven’t experienced an increase – since 2003, two soldiers stationed at either Fort Eustis in Newport News or Fort Story in Virginia Beach have taken their own lives. None have killed themselves [...]
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The Times Herald-Record is running a story about the US Army’s effort to battle the current spike in Soldier Suicide, and how WILL’s latest product, Beyond the Front is playing a major role:
“It wasn’t an after-school special,” said Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Correll, 35, a member of the Bear Mountain Recruiting Company in Middletown. “Some [...]
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Gaming Bits has posted an interview with WILL President & CEO Sharon Sloane. The interview touches on general WILL background, the results of our products, and potential future targets for WILL.
GamingBits: Who do you think can best benefit from WILL Interactive’s programs?
Sharon Sloane: These programs are all based on real incidents. They have to [...]
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