| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software Video games |
| Genre | Serious games |
| Founded | Delft, Netherlands (2000) |
| Founder(s) | Martijn Boosman, M.Sc. Steven J. Lohman, B.Sc. |
| Headquarters | Delft, Netherlands |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | XVR ISEE Simulator |
| Website | http://www.e-semble.com |
E-Semble bv is a Dutch developer of serious games, located in Delft, the Netherlands. E-Semble develops simulation software for training and education purposes in the public safety sector.
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E-Semble was founded in 2000 in Delft with support of private investors. The company consists of 40 employees (September 2010), with team members residing in Turkey and Russia. One of the production teams is located in Pune, India. E-Semble has partner companies in Europe (in France, Germany, and Italy), Canada and Australia.
E-Semble's Advisory Board consists of Frank van Kappen, Major-General (retired) and Prof. Michel Debacker, lecturer in Disaster Medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Leuven. Mr Rob Brons, who is very experienced in the public safety and security sector in the region of The Hague, joined the Advisory Board in summer 2010.
The company develops emergency simulation software for training purposes. The software is mostly used as a support tool during training or exercise which means that the instructor is leading, not the software.[1] E-Semble's main products are virtual reality (VR) software and a logistic chain simulator.
E-Semble has developed virtual-reality training software for a number of different sectors, such as governmental rescue services and industrial safety-and-security organisations.
E-Semble made a 3D model of the Mont Blanc Tunnel that is used for virtual incident training. Since the tunnel fire in 1999, the Mont Blanc Tunnel has invested heavily in improving their security measures.[2]
Security company Falck Risc uses the firm's virtual reality software to support its training courses.[3]
The Severn Park Fire & Rescue Training Centre in Bristol (UK) also uses the VR software. This training centre is a collaboration between the Avon, Somer, and Gloucestershire Fire Authorities.[1]
The Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is another UK user of the virtual reality software.[4] This fire service covers Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England.