Chief Learning Officer Magazine is running an article by Lindsay Edmonds Wickman which features Outside the Wire, a VEILS® developed last year to help train the US Army’s Forward Support Company: Imagine being in a hostile foreign country commanding a unit of fresh-faced soldiers. You want to be prepared, you want to make good decisions [...]
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Potomac, Md. – May 27, 2008 – WILL Interactive has been awarded three Communicator Awards of Distinction by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. WILL Interactive’s programs The Barda Bridge and A Day in the Bam both won under the category of Best Interactive Media Training, while The Barda Bridge also won for Best [...]
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Potomac, Md. – May 22, 2008 – Outside the Wire, a Virtual Experience Immersive Learning Simulation (VEILS®) developed by WILL Interactive, Inc., received the award for ‘Best Workforce Training Solution’ in the 23rd Annual CODiE Awards Competition. The CODiE Awards, the premier honor in the software and information industry, recognize and showcase programs and achievements [...]
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CNN ran a story last night covering WILL’s current in-development project, a VEILS Interactive Movie targeted at suicide prevention in the Army. You can watch the full story here.
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USA today is running a story about a project currently in development here at WILL. The new VEILS Interactive Movie is being developed in partnership with Lincoln University and the US Army, and is targeted at developing suicide prevention skills within the Army. “Trying to stem a record surge in suicides, the Army is preparing [...]
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WILL Interactive CEO Sharon Sloane talks about the “serious games” WILL uses to train business leaders and military personnel. You can listen to the episode here.
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After a Months-Long Evaluation Process, Luminaries from Industry, Academia and Government Named Gator Six ’Best Serious Game’ During the Serious Game Showcase & Challenge at I/ITSEC 2006 December 14, 2006 – Orlando, FL: WILL Interactive, Inc., Potomac, MD-based leader in virtual experience behavior modification gaming, won the ‘Best Serious Game’ award from the National Training [...]
Serious Game Source announces the winners of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge, which includes WILL Interactive’s own Gator Six. “Taking the award for “Best Serious Game” was WILL Interactive’s Gator Six, Battery Command Virtual Experience, a Virtual Experience Immersive Learning Simulation (VEILS) where the player is placed in the role of an Army Field [...]
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A ‘Sim’ That’s Dead Serious Army Using Interactive Video to Train By Jose Antonio Vargas Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 13, 2005 It’s a collection of 260 video clips on two CDs that, in essence, serve as an interactive film of the Iraq war. It represents a small shift in how the military girds [...]
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