Zero Hour: America’s Medic
An immersive video game to train first responders in handling mass casualty incidents.
Client:
GWU
Developer:
Virtual Heroes
Platform:
Unreal Engine 3
Release Date:
October 2008
About
Zero Hour: America's Medic is a first person video game that was designed by George Washington University with grants from the Department of Homeland Security. Players assume the role of an EMT that has to interact with virtual patients in a variety of real-life disaster scenarios, such as earthquakes, pandemics, and terrorist attacks.
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Press Coverage
- Virtual Heroes Division Of Applied Research Associates, Inc. Releases Download Of Emergency Response Game Zero Hour
October 2014 ~ OpenHealth News - Belfer Center’s Arnold Bogis Helps Develop Educational Video Game to Train First Responders
March 2009 ~ Belfer Center - Q&A: Virtual Heroes training real heroes
October 2008 ~ Gamespot - Zero Hour Trains EMTs With Virtual Worst-Case Scenarios
June 2008 ~ Wired Magazine