The maker of the Taser believes its new virtual reality firing range and community policing simulator can make cops less violent. Critics are less than sure.
“When all you’ve got is a techno hammer, everything looks like techno nail,” Santa Clara University Associate Professor Erick Ramire said.
During my demo, I was strapped on HTC’s Vive Focus 3 headset and opted to experience a drug-related incident. A few menu screens pass by, and suddenly you find yourself plunged into in a Gotham-esque, grungy alley speaking to a woman struggling with withdrawal who just had her purse stolen by her drug dealer. After a brief, uncomfortable conversation where you try to convince the woman to spill the beans on her dealer’s name, your partner turns to you and asks you what you should do with her.
The simulator’s hardware package consists of a Vive Focus 3 headset, an accurately modeled and weighted mock Glock handgun, a mock Taser, a tablet, and two computer mouse-looking VIVE Wrist Trackers. These newly created trackers are what lets participants realistically wield their weapons in VR. The entire system fits in a black travel bag that’s relatively light and could easily be mistaken for overhead luggage on an airline.
Takei viewed Axon’s decision not to include victims of police brutality in the narrative writing process as a mistake. “If you’re going to accurately describe the experiences of somebody experiencing a police encounter, you should be including people who have been the subjects of police encounters,” he said.Those concerns certainly rang true in my demo involving the woman struggling with addiction.
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