15 December 2010
Posted in Medical Sim City

Each year, approximately 340,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest. However, according to the American Heart Association, if defibrillation can be performed within the first 1-3 minutes, there is a 70-80 percent chance of survival. That is one of the reasons that Florida Hospital has implemented Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam's Memory) Florida.

The program not only aims to place automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in local schools, but also to provide proper training and guidance for schools on their use and placement. An AED is a small, portable device that can send an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart and restore a patient's heart rhythm to normal levels before emergency crews arrive.

Project ADAM began in 1999 after a series of sudden deaths among high school athletes in southeastern Wisconsin. After Adam Lemel, a 17-year-old Whitefish Bay, Wis., high school student, collapsed and died while playing basketball, Adam's parents - Patty Lemel and Joe Lemel - collaborated with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to create this program in Adam's memory.

Florida is one of only four states in the country to have a program like Project ADAM. Educate yourselves on AED machines, their use and how you can get involved in this non-profit organization at Otronicon!

14 December 2010
Posted in Military Tech

Blistering speeds, superior stealth capability, unmatched power and flexibility. The F-35 Lightning II captures the cutting-edge technology of tomorrow. The lucky few who will fly and maintain these 5th generation strike fighters will first have to master the necessary skills.

The F-35 Lightning II Pilot and Maintenance Training systems are designed to blend together a variety of training media to create a total training solution for the state-of-the-art F-35 weapon system. The fully integrated training center is home to a full-spectrum of the latest courseware, electronic classrooms, simulators, flight events and event-based maintenance training. A balance of skill and knowledge training are woven in to the program with innovative interactive courseware, Desktop Simulators and high-fidelity training devices. The Desktop Pilot Training will allow students to interface with the F-35 touch panel display, flight representative stick and throttle all while following along with the instructor, merging the virtual environment with the classroom

Lockheed Martin will be showcasing this HotSeat F-35 Simulator at Otronicon. Do you have what it takes?

13 December 2010
Posted in Medical Sim City

Burn Center, is a medically accurate, interactive video-game simulation developed in collaboration with the Florida Department of Health and the University of Florida College of Medicine. It is used to train Florida Trauma Center Providers, including surgeons and other medical and emergency response staff to help improve the triage and care of critically injured victims of burn, bomb and blast disasters and mass casualty incidents.

The game offers three educational components to teach the skills needed to treat victims. The first requires the player to make quick decisions at the disaster site regarding initial medical care and then triage patients to the appropriate medical facility. The next interactive element focuses on in-hospital care, where players treat patients over a 36 hour period. An additional component includes multimedia lectures from leading medical professional around the country.

07 December 2010
Posted in Experiences

So.N.A.R. is a First-Person Stealth Action with accessibility traits designed by Inner Echo Games. The game's core mechanic is based around non-violent stealth combat from a first person point of view. So.N.A.R. aims to have both sighted and visually challenged players engage in multiplayer competitive and co-operative play. This game is currently in its design prototype stage and you can check it out at Otronicon.

The goal of Inner Echo, and So.N.A.R., is to bring both people who are able to see and people who are visually challenged together as players on an even playing field. Inner Echo Games was founded by Brian Reilly, Sean Harris and Luis Retana - Masters students from Full Sail University’s Game Design program.