Company Introduction

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Company Introduction
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Who are we?

• Founded in 2002 by experienced entrepreneurs
• Management
• Cristijn Sarvaas (CEO) 17 years experience in
  consulting, venture capital and entrepreneurship
  in the area of new technology
• Pjotr van Schothorst (CTO) 18 years experience
  with Shell and own companies in the development
  of innovative commercial applications based on
  computer-gaming technology
• Headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 18 staff members extensive network of
  subcontractors
• 30 projects completed successfully since founding
• Privately owned
• Fortis Bank invested in 2005 to accelerate growth

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What do we do?

• Develop interactive training applications
• Emergency response training
• Young driver training
• Build competences through experience
• Focus on human behaviour
• Teach people to apply knowledge (do)
• Generate valuable learning experiences
• Benefit from 3D gaming technology
• Realistic 3D model of real-life environments
• Life-like simulations of situations
• Significantly lower cost

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Our clients
Note this is not a full list
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How is it used?
Different methods of learning are supported

• Individual
• Stand-alone software
• Procedure training
• Predetermined scenarios

• Classroom
• Case method
• Instructor controls scenario
• Focus on cooperation and alternative actions

• Multi-player
• Instructor has control and leads scenario
• Focus on tasks, roles, teamwork

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Where does it fit in the learning process?
Integral part of a continuous learning process

• Theory (books, video)
• Instruction (class, CBT)
• Interactive case studies

• Role plays
• Case studies
• Virtual scenarios

Build Knowledge
Develop Decision- Making Skills
Develop Attitude
Develop Manual Skills

• Real-life experiences
• Virtual refresher scenarios

• Practical training
• Simulator based exercises

Gain Experience

• On-the-job exercises
• Virtual scenarios

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Why does it work?

• People experience real-life situations
• Realistic environments
• Powerful incident visualisation
• Real-life conditions (stress, behaviour)
• Converts knowledge into skills
• Doing rather than knowing
• Interactive active participation required
• Immediate feedback confronted with the
  consequences of own decisions
• Effective learning environment
• More learning moments
• Observe candidates in action
• Safer than practical training
• Full registration and objective measuring
• Fun !

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Projects by Industry
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Infrastructural visualisations
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video

• Visualising of complex infrastructural projects
• Communication with stakeholders
• Recent clients
• Gemeente Amsterdam /
• WaterNet (voorheen DWR)
• Amsterdam Arena
• RET (Metro Rotterdam)
• Port of Rotterdam (Maasvlakte 2)
• Koninklijk Theatre Carre
• Projectgroep Westergasfabriek

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Maritime
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• Navy
• Fire fighting emergency response
• Operations training
• Shipping
• STCW Advanced Fire Fighting
• Vessel familiarization
• Evacuation procedures
• Ship maneuvering simulator
• Clients
• Royal Dutch Navy
• Royal Boskalis Westminster
• Fairmount Marine
• Studio Yacht
• Falck Nutec training centers

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Ports Offshore
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video

• Port Authorities
• Incident management terrorism awareness
• Industrial fire fighting
• Management of locks
• Port ship simulator
• Offshore Oil Gas
• Helicopter landing officer procedures
• Rig familiarization
• Evacuation
• Maintenance and operations procedures
• Clients
• Port of Rotterdam
• State Waterways Authority
• Tweede Maasvlakte (new terminal development)
• Rotterdam Harbour Police
• Rotterdam Port Fire Brigade

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Rescue Services
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video

• Fire Services
• Command control of large incidents and
  terrorist attacks
• Procedure Scenario training (70 scenarios and
  procedures)
• Police Forces
• Crime scene investigation
• Command control
• Ambulance Services
• Command control
• Clients
• Amsterdam Fire Brigade
• Rotterdam Port Fire Brigade
• Amsterdam Police Department
• Ministry of Internal Affiairs

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Railways and subways
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video

• Railways
• Procedure trainer for train drivers
• Evacuation of stations
• Terrorist incidents
• Subways
• Evacuation of stations
• Terrorist and emergency incident management
• Clients
• Netherlands Railways (NS)
• Rotterdam Metro (RET)
• Amsterdam Police
• Stichting Rail Examans

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Training Simulators
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• Driver training
• First 8 hours of car driver training
• 270-degreee field-of-view simulator
• More effective training
• Lower per-hour training cost
• Ship simulation
• Leading Ship Simulation game (www.shipsim.com)
• Navigate the Ports of Rotterdam Hamburg and
  Thailands Phi Phi islands
• Clients
• DriveZone (driving school)
• Global publishers for Ship simulator

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Recent VSTEP projecten
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Helicopter Landing Officer (offshore) STCW 95
Advanced Fire Fighting for seafarers Incident
management (ports) Company Safety Officer
training
Subway incident evacuation Traffic accident
(rescue services) Terrorist attack on sports
stadium (government rescue services) Recent
TV Coverage
Navy
Fire services
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Individual Case Studies
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Example, individual trainingDriver training
simulator
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video

• Objective offer young people a cheaper way of
  getting a driving license
• Simulator lessons are more effective - less
  training hours needed in total
• Simulator lessons cost less than practical driver
  training lessons
• Basic driving skills
• Car handling
• Proper looking behavior
• Correct speed and distance
• Complex traffic situations
• Crossings, roundabouts, highway
• Hazardous (weather) conditions
• Safe
• Less inexperienced drivers on the road

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Example, individual trainingRoyal Dutch Navy
Onboard Fire Fighting
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video

• Client
• Royal Dutch Navy (Nuclear Biological Damage
  Control School)
• Target audience
• Officers and petty officers
• Objective
• Train crews to apply emergency procedures under
  stressful and realistic conditions
• Application
• 3D model Navys Multipurpose Frigate
• Incidents Fire on board
• Roles Duty Officer and Scene Leader

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Example, individual trainingVirtual railways
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video

• Client Railways Examination Board
• Examination to test competencies of individual
  safety officers under realistic working
  conditions
• Client Dutch Railways
• Procedure trainer to train train drivers to use
  new rolling stock and/or new procedures

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Example, classroom trainingVirtual Fire-Fighting
Command Control
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• Client
• Amsterdam fire department, Crisis Management Unit
• Target audience
• Commanders, officers
• Objective
• Develop leadership capabilities during realistic
  crisis incidents
• Application
• 3D model Large part of Amsterdam
• Incidents Different types of disasters
• Instructor can set various weather conditions and
  smoke spread
• Classroom based, plenary image projected on
  large screen
• Drag and drop of fire-fighting equipment in the
  scene, correct type and spot

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VSTEP bvWeena 2063012 NJ RotterdamThe
NetherlandsT 31 (0)10 201 4520E
info_at_vstep.nlW www.vstep.nl