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Are Serious Games Really the Next Step for More Innovative Training?

Are Serious Games Really the Next Step for More Innovative Training?

We often get asked by customers how ‘innovative’ our serious games and training solutions are. From somewhere further up the chain, many of these customers have been tasked to develop more innovative solutions. Existing users continue to be disengaged and … Continue reading

Why One Hospital is Insisting That Staff Play Games at Work

Why One Hospital is Insisting That Staff Play Games at Work

Great Ormond Street Hospital announce the release of a high-impact, immersive 3D serious game that trains personnel how to use state-of-the-art child hoists safely, without any risk to personnel, equipment or, more importantly, children. Download this as a .pdf

VBSWorlds Used to Pioneer ‘Step-in, Step-out’ eLearning

VBSWorlds Used to Pioneer ‘Step-in, Step-out’ eLearning

Caspian Learning have partnered with LINE Communications to deliver some pioneering, inovative ‘step-in, step-out’ elearning content for the DE&S Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance PSF (DE&S ISTAR PSF).

Talk To Us At I/ITSEC Next Week

Talk To Us At I/ITSEC Next Week

We’re exhibiting at I/ITSEC next week. Our CEO, Chris Brannigan, will be on hand with several other members of the Caspian Learning team at the Bohemia Interactive Simulations Stand (Booth 1040).

Innovative Energy Combustion Certification Simulation Wins Major Industry Acclaim

Innovative Energy Combustion Certification Simulation Wins Major Industry Acclaim

An innovative simulation designed to improve the effectiveness of Combustion Safety Training has received widespread industry acclaim by winning a coveted award. The award for ‘Best Learning Game, Simulation or Virtual Environment’ was given to Caspian Learning & Interplay Energy … Continue reading

Free, Mobile and Available Now!

Free, Mobile and Available Now!

I promised you it was going to happen. Today, after months of planning and development, Caspian Learning have made the brand new Thinking Worlds 3.5 available to download for free – forever.

Complex Certification Exam Transformed Into Pioneering New 3D Serious Game

Complex Certification Exam Transformed Into Pioneering New 3D Serious Game

Interplay Energy, in partnership with RESNET, used innovative 3D gaming technology to transform complex combustion safety certification into an immersive training environment. By using Caspian Learning’s Thinking Worlds 3D visual authoring technology; Interplay Energy was able to develop a more … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Brings Immersive Learning to the Mainstream

Caspian Learning Brings Immersive Learning to the Mainstream

In a recent Bersin & Associates Research bulletin, our Thinking Worlds technology was highlighted as one answer to the problem of creating immersive learning simulations in more mainstream environments. Continue reading

Thinking Worlds Advocate Honoured With Coveted BETT Award

Thinking Worlds Advocate Honoured With Coveted BETT Award

Thinking Worlds advocates, Learn TPM Ltd, were this week the recipient of a coveted BETT Award. The award was given to the company and its partner, the Scottish Qualifications Authority, for working in partnership to develop best in class solutions … Continue reading

Caspian Learning to Deliver State of the Art Military Training Workshop

Caspian Learning to Deliver State of the Art Military Training Workshop

Caspian Learning have been invited to run a half-day workshop session at SMi’s Joint Forces Simulation & Training event.  The workshop will highlight the growing need for more theatre responsive training solutions as well as give attendees the opportunity to … Continue reading

Come and See Our Brand New Technology at I/ITSEC

Come and See Our Brand New Technology at I/ITSEC

We’ve been at I/ITSEC for the last couple of years but this year, we’ve got something bigger and better than anything we’ve done in the past to show you.  As some of you may have seen, we announced in May … Continue reading

Have You Submitted Your Serious Game to the Engage Learning Awards Yet?

Have You Submitted Your Serious Game to the Engage Learning Awards Yet?

Time is running out to get your submission in for this year’s Engage Learning Awards. The ENGAGE Quality Awards are one of a very small handful of serious games awards that recognise excellent contributions from teachers, educational practitioners, game developers … Continue reading

Learning Beyond The Course : An ELN Conference

Learning Beyond The Course : An ELN Conference

If you talk about elearning in the workplace, most people think of self-study courses delivered via computer. Of course this can be an effective way to meet a business need, but elearning now encompasses far more than this: mobile learning, … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Named as one of the Top Simulation Companies in 2010

Caspian Learning Named as one of the Top Simulation Companies in 2010

Caspian Learning, the UK based serious games technology development company adds yet another industry gong to their accolades. The company, with offices in the UK and US, were named as one of the most innovative companies in July by a … Continue reading

3d Simulation Tool Makes Light Work of Serious Games Development in Malaysia

3d Simulation Tool Makes Light Work of Serious Games Development in Malaysia

3d Simulation Software and Serious Games Authoring Tool, Thinking Worlds, plays its part in facilitating language learning and cultural development in 2 day workshop in Malaysia delivered by the Serious Games Institute.

Improving New Recruits’ Performance: A Serious Games Study II

Improving New Recruits’ Performance: A Serious Games Study II

Key Performance Metric A key performance metric for the UK Military is “Brought Up To Standard”, or BUTS rate for short. The Military rigorously measures human performance and for those recruits that fail to make the required standard, they go … Continue reading

Improving New Recruits’ Performance: A Serious Games Study I

Improving New Recruits’ Performance: A Serious Games Study I

PRESS RELEASE: This is the story of how the Royal Navy used Serious Games to transform training effectiveness on a crucial operational area on board ship – Engineering Safety Rounds Inspection. Historically, this was the Maritime Warfare School’s worst performing … Continue reading

Training Transformation Symposium

On Tuesday 29th June, the Royal School of Military Engineering, in conjunction with Holdfast Training, will be hosting a symposium focussed on looking at ways to ‘Enhance the Military learning experience within and beyond the classroom’. Caspian Learning CEO, Graeme … Continue reading

Defence IQ Interviews CEO, Graeme Duncan

Defence IQ interviews Graeme Duncan, the CEO of Caspian Learning in an insightful session that opens the discussion on military simulations even further. Caspian Learning’s “Thinking Worlds” technology is the focus of discussion as Graeme applies the application of the … Continue reading

We’re Speaking at Joint Simulation and Training

We’re Speaking at Joint Simulation and Training

As some of you will probably be aware, DefenceIQ are presenting their Joint Simulation and Training conference at Le Méridien Piccadilly, London, 27th and 28th September 2010. As one of the leading providers of performance and training simulations in the … Continue reading

Meet Up With Us at ElearnExpo Moscow

We’ll be continuing our early year momentum of speaking at elearning, training and simulation conferences by attending the eLearnExpo in Moscow. Our CEO, Graeme Duncan begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting will be in attendance and presenting at th

Caspian Learning CEO Interviewed by Defence IQ on BlogTalk Radio

Graeme Duncan, CEO of Caspian Learning was yesterday interviewed by Defence IQ on BlogTalk Radio in a session on 3D Simulation for Military Training. Caspian Learning was invited to the interview because the company, which has been around since 2002, … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Strike Gold With Awards Double

PRESS RELEASE: 3D immersive simulation technology firm Caspian Learning wins two more elearning accolades for its innovative Thinking Worlds rapid authoring software. THE company behind the groundbreaking 3D authoring tool, Thinking Worlds, is celebrating after scooping two prestigious technology awards. … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Continues to Cut the Cost of 3d Simulation Development

PRESS RELEASE: Award winning simulation technology company, Caspian Learning, continue to reduce the development costs of 3d simulations for training, performance and engagement with the release of a new version of their Thinking Worlds rapid 3d authoring tool. Caspian Learning, … Continue reading

Excellence in Learning Technology Awards Ceremony

Excellence in Learning Technology Awards Ceremony

Brandon Hall Research has been recognising the best in learning content and training initiatives for 15 years through their Excellence in Learning Awards. This year, Brandon Hall Research announced the launch of the ‘Excellence in Learning Technology Awards’ which will … Continue reading

Caspian Learning CEO, Graeme Duncan, Speaks at Game Based Learning 2010

Caspian Learning CEO, Graeme Duncan and Lt Cdr Steve Clark of the Royal Navy demonstrate the use of games and virtual world technology within the Royal Navy at the recent Game Based Learning conference at The Brewery in London. The … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Named as Sponsor of Bersin & Associates IMPACT Conference

Caspian Learning is pleased to inform you we have been named as a sponsor of Bersin & Associates IMPACT Conference. Caspian Learning will be providing demonstrations of Thinking Worlds at the IMPACT conference April 6-10, 2010. IMPACT will be held … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Talk 3d Simulations at Learning Technologies 2010

Caspian Learning were one of a small handful of immersive learning simulations providers exhibiting at this year’s Learning Technologies exhibition at the Olympia, London. Learning Technologies is Europe’s largest showcase and exhibition for ‘technology supported workplace learning’. The event was … Continue reading

Caspian Learning’s Thinking Worlds Wins LearnTrends Award for Innovation in Learning

Caspian Learning’s Thinking Worlds Wins LearnTrends Award for Innovation in Learning

The second Corporate Learning and Innovations Conference (or LearnTrends for short) came to a close on 20th November 2009 and it was Caspian Learning’s Thinking Worlds authoring tool that took home the award for Innovation in Learning.  The Conference took … Continue reading

Caspian Learning Wins More Awards

Caspian Learning Wins More Awards

It’s just been announced that Caspian Learning have picked up another two awards tonight at the eLearning Age Awards 2009. Caspian won the Gold Award for ‘Best Learning Game’ with their immersive simulation for the UK Navy and the Maritime … Continue reading

Caspian Learning awarded contract by UK Defence College of Policing and Guarding to develop interactive Search and Seizure educational game

Caspian Learning, global leaders in the use of simulations and games to solve learning issues, today announces it has signed a contract with the Defence College of Policing and Guarding to develop a 3D simulation to assist in training. The … Continue reading

Caspian CEO presents at UK Government and Futurelab event

Futurelab and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) jointly ran a one-day conference on Government and Games, focusing on the role that computer games might play in education, public services, and government policy. The intention of the … Continue reading

Caspian CEO Presents at Game Based Learning 2009

Caspian CEO, Graeme Duncan, this week presented to a over a hundred delegates at the hugely successful and thought provoking Game Based Learning 2009 conference in London. In the presentation, Graeme forecasts the explosion of 3d web across social media … Continue reading

Caspian Learning wins e-Government Award for Excellence in Education

Caspian Learning wins e-Government Award for Excellence in Education

The awards are the UK’s highest level commendation for the best e-Government services – services which, through innovative online delivery or IT implementation, have positively transformed the lives of citizens, local communities, business and stakeholder groups. Continue reading

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