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BreakAway Serious Games On Display On Capitol Hill

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SERIOUS GAMES DEVELOPER BREAKAWAY LTD. TO DEMONSTRATE INCIDENT COMMANDER, MEDICAL TRAINING PLATFORMS FOR LAWMAKERS

Breakthrough Training Applications for First Responders and Medical Students on Display on Capitol Hill, July 15

Baltimore, Md. – BreakAway Ltd., a leading developer of game-based technology solutions for training, experimentation and decision-making analysis will demonstrate the medical training tool Pulse!! and Incident Commander™, an training tool that allows first responders to better train on a coordinated multi-agency response to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, for the Congressional Caucus on Modeling and Simulation on July 15, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lobby Room of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Pulse!!

Incident Commander™

At the event, BreakAway will demonstrate Pulse!! an innovative, game-based technology to allow students and medical professionals a virtual tool to practice decision-making protocol and clinical skills on their PCs, in a virtual hospital setting, anywhere, at anytime, in a safe learning environment for members and staff. Pulse!! was developed in conjunction with Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi as part of its medical school training curriculum.

The Pulse!! project was pioneered and is directed by Dr. Claudia L. McDonald, Associate Vice President for Special Projects at TAMU-CC, in order to address educational and training issues presented by the growing healthcare professional shortage. BreakAway is currently using the Pulse!! engine to create a dental implant training simulation with the Medical College of Georgia.

Incident Commander is the latest version of BreakAway’s popular training tool for first responders, initially distributed by the U.S. Justice Department to more than 30,000 public safety authorities, state and regional authorities around the country. The new release allows users to set scenarios for tabletop and other homeland security training in actual settings to allow emergency responders to simulate response to natural disasters or acts of terrorism.

About BreakAway, Ltd.

Breakaway is a leading developer of entertainment games and game-based technology for modeling, simulation, training, and visualization. By applying the tools and technology of the gaming industry to the creation of simulations for training, experimentation and decision-making analysis, BreakAway is changing the future of learning.

BreakAway has emerged as the top serious games company through its Lite Simulation products, with a client list that includes Electronic Arts, Microsoft, the Department of Defense, FDIC, and the National Institute for Justice. A three-time Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 winner, BreakAway employs nearly 100 people in its Hunt Valley, Md., headquarters and at its Corpus Christi, Tx., studio.

About the Modeling and Simulation Expo

The 2008 Capitol Hill Modeling and Simulation Expo is hosted by the Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus. Chairs Rep. J. Randy Forbes (Va.) and Rep. Solomon Ortiz (Tx.) will speak at the Expo, along with other members of the Caucus.