Introduction
Client: Strong Watch
Industry: Defense, Law Enforcement, Surveillance
Solution: Immersive VR Simulation for Surveillance System Training and Demonstration
Juego neXR partnered with a defense solutions provider to transform the FREEDOM On-The-Move (FOTM) mobile surveillance system into an interactive VR training tool. The result: Strong Watch VR, a high-fidelity simulation that replicates advanced surveillance operations, complete with HD and thermal imaging, controller-based navigation, AI-driven scenarios, and immersive 360° environments. Designed for both VR headsets and PC, the solution enables realistic, risk-free training and sales demonstrations.
Challenges
Solved multiple challenges around product demonstration, operator training, and usability of their mobile surveillance system:
High Training Costs & Logistical Barriers
Live training required expensive equipment deployment and vehicle use, limiting scalability and frequency.
Hands-On Familiarity with Complex Interfaces
Operators needed realistic environments to practice using HD/thermal imaging, mast controls, and targeting systems.
Dual Access Requirements
Training had to support both VR immersion and desktop accessibility across global setups.
Real-Time System Visualization
Demonstrating live zoom, targeting, GPS, and camera modes in a virtual yet accurate format was crucial.
Solutions
Juego neXR developed Strong Watch VR, a Unity-based simulation of the FOTM system featuring interactive in-vehicle and external surveillance.
360-Degree Viewing
Interior and exterior views with full camera control, giving users a complete perspective from within and around the vehicle.
HUD Integration
Realistic heads-up display includes zoom, GPS coordinates, range data, autofocus (AF), auto exposure (AE), and camera elevation controls.
Camera Modes
Real-time switching between HD color, thermal white, thermal black, thermal red, and WDR views using image effects and shaders.
Xbox & PC Support
Seamless control with Xbox controller or keyboard/mouse setup.
Operations
Simulated elevation, focus, and orientation controls with real-time feedback.
Snapshot & Video Capture
Integrated DVR tools for capturing snapshots and video files within the simulation.
Laser Tools
Laser arming/disarming and selection of multiple beam types for simulation-based targeting exercises.
AI-Driven Agent
Patrols, trespassers, birds, and javelinas simulate real-world surveillance scenarios using Unity’s NavMesh and waypoint systems.
POI & GIS
Point of Interest tagging and real-time latitude/longitude mapping for surveillance logging and decision-making.
Implementation
Juego neXR implemented the Strong Watch VR simulation with high technical fidelity and performance consistency:
- Platform Deployment: Oculus, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, Xbox controllers, and PC platforms
- Scenario Randomization Engine: Built a procedural threat randomization system with AI pathing, delivering varied layouts, threat types, and decoys, enhancing realism and decision-making.
- Thermal Effects Simulation: Simulated thermal imaging using shader-based post-processing with matrix lerp and vertex color blending, replicating white‑hot, black‑hot, red‑hot visuals.
- Multi-Camera Surveillance View Integration: Integrated simultaneous multi-angle HD and thermal feeds, vehicle front, rear, mast views, displayed in synchronized HUD overlays for comprehensive scene awareness
- AI Driven NPC Behavior for Realistic Threat Scenarios: Engineered AI-powered NPCs simulate intruders, patrols, and wildlife, following dynamic paths and behaviors to create lifelike, evolving threat scenarios.
- Real-Time Performance Tracking + Trainer Dashboard: Integrated performance dashboard to track response time, detection accuracy, camera engagement, and route coverage to deliver scoring insights and personalized training feedback.
Impact
Realistic Training
Enabled realistic, controller-based surveillance training without hardware dependencies
Quick Onboarding
Reduced operator onboarding time through interactive VR immersion
Dynamic Demonstrations
Supported dynamic demonstrations across locations without physical equipment
Simulation Accuracy
Delivered simulation accuracy comparable to field scenarios
Conclusion
Strong Watch VR revolutionizes how modern surveillance systems are trained, tested, and demonstrated. By replicating real-world operational complexity within a controlled, interactive simulation, Juego neXR empowers defense and law enforcement professionals to build mission-ready skills without field-related risks.
Whether it’s reducing training costs, accelerating operator readiness, or enabling portable sales demonstrations, Strong Watch VR proves that virtual simulations can match, and in many cases, surpass, the effectiveness of traditional methods.
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