VROnSite: Towards immersive training of first responder squad leaders in untethered virtual reality

We present the VROnSite platform that enables immersive trainingof first responder on-site squad leaders. Our training platform isfully immersive, entirely untethered to ease use and provides twomeans of navigation - abstract and natural walking - to simulatestress and exhaustion, two important factors for decision making.With the platform´s capabilities, we close a gap in prior art for firstresponder training. Our research is closely interlocked with stakeholdersfrom fire brigades and paramedics to gather early feedbackin an iterative design process. In this paper, we present our firstresearch results, which are the system´s design rationale, the singleuser training prototype and results from a preliminary user study.