A Framework for Developing a Collaborative Training Environment for Crisis Management

This paper describes the technical framework of a near real-life training environment for learning activities suitable for training in crisis scenarios. The context in focus here is to make provision for a learning environment that requires the training of collaborative, as well as independent, decision making among strategic crisis managers in potential crisis situations. Modelling the training scenarios takes into consideration both the pragmatic nature of responding to crisis, as well as the human-behavioural factors involved in dealing with situations of chaos and uncertainty. This work is part of ongoing research on the Pandora project, which aims to provide a near-real training environment at affordable cost. Keywords-Technical Framework for Crisis Management Training, Human Factors in Crisis Training, 3D Training Interface, Adaptive Training Scenarios.