Reviews

“I truly believe the simulation you and the team have been developing has a ton of potential to increase survivability and decrease ambiguity for personnel deploying. Thanks to you and the team for the effort you continue to put into it. If you ever need a perspective from someone who thinks like a knuckle dragging infanteer (which happens to be the majority of peacekeepers) I am happy to help.”

Major Shane Gapp
Canadian Army

“I enjoyed the simulation. It emphasized some of the unique aspects of being deployed on a UN operation, specifically by ensuring you have a solid understanding of both the physical but more importantly the cultural environment in which you are operating. It teaches using open ended questions, respecting privacy requirements and taking the time to ensure you have all of the information available to draft a detailed report as it is unlikely that evidence would be maintained for any real duration of time.”

LCdr Jeff Woodhouse
Royal Canadian Navy

“It took me a couple attempts to get the hang of it and what to do. Overall I thought it was a great alpha version. The game ran smoothly without any issues for me. In terms of learning objectives, I think it certainly showed a lot of potential, especially as the scenario fleshes out in the future. I appreciated the opportunity to try it out and glad we got it in before the end of the course!”

LCdr | Capc Kyle Aubrey
Royal Canadian Navy

“I thoroughly enjoyed doing the simulation and have learned a lot. I believe it’s a great opportunity to train professionals before they sent into the field.”

Sophie Malouin
Graduate student (civilian) in RMC course WS508

“Overall, I am very impressed with the simulation. I think it is an excellent and innovative complement to traditional learning methods, providing for an engaging and effective approach. In fact, I think the simulation not only reinforces learning from conventional ways, but also goes beyond. It provides an immersive experience that delves into aspects of peacekeeping that can rarely be understood by reading a text book. From navigating pressures and potential deceptions to understanding intricate power dynamics on the ground and sensitive conversation taboos and nuances crucial for effective communication, the simulation presented a comprehensive view of what peacekeepers do. It makes you reflect on the consequences of different ways to engage with others. I think this is the greatest strength and potential of the simulation, and I think it accomplishes it very well.
I sincerely wish you and your team all the best as you propose this simulation to the UN. I truly believe in its educational potential. Irrespective of external factors beyond your control, you and your team should be proud of the simulation you developed. I really enjoyed my experience with it and I’m eager to offer my assistance should you ever require additional testers for future versions or iterations!”

Ariane Calvert
Graduate student (civilian) in RMC course WS508

“The simulator is an excellent resource that provides realistic scenarios. We will use it in our main course, “UNMEM,” which is aimed for Military Observers and Staff Officers. We will use it before our final field exercise to review theoretical course content.”

Lt. Col. Luis Benavides
EPONU Director, Escuela Nacional de Operaciones de Paz del Uruguay (ENOPU, National Peace Operations Training School of Uruguay)

“This simulation was very much beneficial to the UNMOs who attended the course last week. Furthermore, these simulation will be very much effective in the upcoming courses.”

Capt Tumyahang Senehang Subba
Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre, Nepal Army

“The product was well produced and at a high technical level. We found the product easy to install and had no issues or bugs during our evaluation. The terrain biome was well designed, high resolution and suited the training environment. The characters in the simulation were well designed and suited to the training objectives the simulation aims to achieve. The game mechanics worked well and suited the training objectives. The interactive speech dialog boxes are a well understood game mechanic, and the product implements these appropriately. The user interface was well executed and designed, in particular the introductory tutorials made the interface very easy to learn. We anticipate that end users would have little problem using the product with no additional assistance.”

“On the simulation of military observers, I wish that I had learned this before my participation as a military observer in the Central African Republic, because it would have facilitated a lot in my work as a military observer and how to deal in some difficult times and circumstances.”