The New York Police Department is testing the use of virtual reality as a training tool for officers. The test started in early April and involved a couple hundred officers over the course of a single ...

Everyday situations can sometimes feel like big stressors, whether it's delivering an important work presentation, attending a party full of strangers or confronting a partner. Talking to a friend or ...

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) — The Moultrie Police Department is using virtual reality (VR) training to simulate real-life scenarios, giving officers a chance to practice decision-making in a controlled ...

MIAMI, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“WRAP” or the “Company”), a global leader in Non-Lethal Response™ (“NLR”) and public safety technology, today announced ...

Axon’s new autism empathy VR training allows trainees to be fully immersed in the scene from both the officer’s perspective, and the perspective of the person in crisis. At its fifth annual Axon ...

Oculus VR has already begun exploring virtual reality's full potential starting with releasing an interactive real-life pediatric emergency simulation for medical education. The project is a ...

Cadets at the police academy in Cedar Falls, Iowa, first have to obtain a two- or four-year degree in criminal justice or police science before entering the 11-week training course. That’s when the ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Augusta University’s College of Nursing ...

Is virtual reality (VR) finally going mainstream? The availability of affordable, consumer-friendly VR headsets like Oculus Go would certainly suggest so. But what I find really encouraging is the ...

Virtual reality training expansion designed to help officers use sight, sound, and sensation to distract, disorient, and deter subjects before escalation that requires higher levels of use-of-force ...