The Dubai Police Want You (To Make a Game For Them)





Maybe it's for training people on how to approach suspects and situations?

Back when I was a police reporter I had a chance to check out Denver's virtual training program which involved standing in a room with a wall-sized video playing, while armed with a modified handgun. The trainer was in the back of the room manipulating the video as I spoke to the people on the screen. It was sort of a like a more interactive version of Mad Dog McCree.

In each situation I had to decide how to approach the person, whether to draw my gun and whether to fire. The trainer would change the reaction based on what I said and what I did. If I drew my gun, for instance, he could have the people on screen freak out, which seems sort of reasonable.

It was an interesting, an eye-opening experience, especially when confronted with the last situation which involved a school shooting and a gunman taking a student hostage.

I was told the more advanced version of the training module can actually shoot back with tiny balls.

I can't imagine how much these training systems for police have evolved in the five or so years since I checked that one out.

Dubai Police Job Opening [Gamasutra, thanks Nik]