Kerala police academy plugs into VR to simulate crime scenes

“Sometimes simulating these environments is difficult due to the logistics involved. So training becomes difficult. Such projects will help officers to be in that environment, feel it and work through the crime scene.” Deepthy Mohan, Assistant General Manager at Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council, explains how Virtual Reality, or VR, can help train police officers better understand a crime scene.

The immersive technology of VR simulates an alternate world or reality and is increasingly used in video games as well as new emerging platforms tapping into the potential of the Metaverse. Now, this immersive technology is being used by the Kerala Police Academy in Thrissur to help trainees and new recruits simulate lifelike representations of crime scenes,