Each screen is handled by a standard PC, typically used for computer games, and the projection on the screens is handled by budget LCD-projectors. The use of consumer electronics, standard game technology and limited motion feedback makes this simulator relatively inexpensive. In addition, the architecture is scalable and allows for using commercial video games in the simulator. Observations from a set of experiments conducted in the simula-tor are presented in this paper.

In these experiments driving school students were instructed to freely explore a driving game specifically designed for the simulator platform. The result shows that the level of realism is sufficient and that the entertainment value was considered to be high. This opens the possibilities to employ and use driving simulators for a wider set of applications. Our current research focuses on its use with serious games for traffic education. Texting and driving simulator games software#.In time, the plans is to have the simulator available on virtual reality headsets as well. Today, anyone can log in to Street Sense via a mobile app or web-based browser. “With more British Columbians getting their driver's licence than ever before, we encourage new drivers to use the Street Sense app as another tool to gain experience detecting hazards and keep them and others safe while behind the wheel,' said ICBC vice-president Lindsay Matthews in a release Novice drivers are 1.5 times more likely to crash than experienced drivers are, according to ICBC, and since 2020, the number of new drivers on the road has increased by 24 per cent. Among them: Merging into a multi-lane roundabout, drivers opening their doors on a narrow residential street, making a left turn at a busy intersection and a deer bolting out onto the road.Įach time the user fails, a voice over explains exactly what went wrong and what the driver should have done. Recognizing potential hazards and how to navigate them virtually should better prepare drivers for the real thing were lives and property are on the line.

driver may have to respond to behind the wheel. The program lays out 15 scenarios a typical B.C. The public insurer, along with the province, TELUS, and Project Whitecard Inc., has launched Street Sense, a new online driving simulator intended to help shore up the skills of new drivers. ICBC is hoping a little more screen time will translate to safer streets.