{"id":100246610,"date":"2026-01-15T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=project&#038;p=100246610"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:33:10","slug":"simulated-crisis","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/project\/simulated-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulated\u00a0Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n            \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-institute-card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                                    <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                    <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                        <a\n        class=\"medien-und-design institute-card\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/institut\/design-kommunikation\/\"\n        target=\"_self\"\n    >\n                            <div class=\"major-bg-color\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"header\">\n                    <span>Institute<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h4>Design &amp; Kommunikation<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <span><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-fact-box margin-bottom-normal\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                <div class=\"card border border-light p-3\">\n                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled mb-0\">\n                                              <li\n                          class=\"mb-2\"\n                        >\n                          <div class=\"label mb-1\">\n                            Master&#039;s thesis\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"value fw-bold\">Simulated Crisis. Creating a Virtual Reality Environment for Emergency First Responder Training <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                              <li\n                          class=\"mb-2\"\n                        >\n                          <div class=\"label mb-1\">\n                            Autor\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"value fw-bold\">Marc Steiner<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                              <li\n                          class=\"mb-2\"\n                        >\n                          <div class=\"label mb-1\">\n                            Supervisor\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"value fw-bold\">Roman P\u00fcrcher<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                              <li\n                          class=\"\"\n                        >\n                          <div class=\"label mb-1\">\n                            Study track\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"value fw-bold\">Media Design<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                          <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n        id=\"\"\n        class=\"wp-block-person-card margin-bottom-normal\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"container-lg\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/university\/person\/roman-puercher\"\n    class=\"person-card\">\n    <div class=\"border border-light h-100\">\n\n        <div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n            <picture>\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"img-fluid\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/online.fh-joanneum.at\/JOANNEUMonline\/visitenkarte.showImage?pPersonenGruppe=3&amp;pPersonenId=AEA0FFA60B90779B\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        title=\"\"\n                 onerror=\"this.src = 'https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/app\/themes\/fh\/public\/images\/avatar_dummy.e5edf9.png'\"     >\n<\/picture>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"p-2 p-xl-3\">\n                        <h6>Roman P\u00fcrcher<\/h6>\n                            <p class=\"mb-1 hyphens\"> BA MA<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"mb-0 hyphens\">\n              University lecturer (FH)\n<br>Senior Lecturer (FH)\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-flex col-md-1 seperator-column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 order-0 order-md-1\">\n    \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-intro-text margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><p>In his master\u2019s thesis, Marc Steiner develops a virtual reality environment for training first responders in simulated crises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <p>Properly trained emergency personnel are essential for the preservation of society; therefore, it is vital to provide adequate training to emergency first responders. This thesis explains various training methods alongside the fundamentals of emergency response before introducing virtual reality (VR) as a new form of training. A project that was implemented for the Zurich Police Department and involved in the creation of a VR environment served as the basis for this. The paper documents its creation process, giving insight into this type of training and the advantages it brings. While traditional training was found to still be the most effective, VR training can offer similar experiences and results for reduced costs through scalability of the medium. 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