VR/AR Application Development in Perth
The Road Safety Commission holds the responsibility of reducing road trauma on WA’s roads through harnessing the knowledge, expertise and interest in our community.
Through a Road Safety Advisory framework, the Commission collaborates with a diverse range of interests from the private sector, government agencies and the community, which enable input into policy and initiatives to be researched, developed or implemented.
The Commission’s aim is to support the state government’s road safety strategy, Towards Zero 2008-2020, and achieve a 40% reduction in people who are killed or seriously injured in crashes on metropolitan and regional roads.
The Driving Distraction Simulator is a simulation game designed for Virtual Reality and was commissioned by the West Australian Road Safety Commission.
The purpose was to provide a fun installation exhibit for their position at the Perth Royal Show in 2016. They wanted to be the first state government department to show off a VR simulator and the message about showing how easy it is to be dangerously distracted it is while driving.
A very targeted approach was used to articulate the core concept and design game play within a tight time frame. Particular attention was given to the driving experience to make the controls as responsive and realistic as the project would allow.
Stirfire tested hardware solutions to give the simulation great visual impact and to ensure each of the devices required to play interacted smoothly with one another.
Stirfire successfully delivered the simulation game within budget and timeframe.
Results: We achieved the wow-factor that the RSC was hoping for. VR continues to attract many curious first time users, providing a large, willing audience for the RSC’s message about the impact that little distractions can have on driving ability. Stirfire also provided metrics on how many distractions were measured, using feedback gathered through the headset and controllers.
We achieved the wow-factor that the RSC was hoping for. VR continues to attract many curious first time users, providing a large, willing audience for the RSC’s message about the impact that little distractions can have on driving ability. Stirfire also provided metrics on how many distractions were measured, using feedback gathered through the headset and controllers.