Partnership with Baltimore-based BreakAway Enables Cost-Effective Experiential Learning in Highly Specialized and High-Risk Environments

BALTIMORE, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- RWD Technologies, a global company thatdevelops and implements organizational performance solutions, announced todaythe expansion of its corporate learning portfolio to include customized gamingand simulation-based learning. The new offerings are designed to create amore dynamic and effective experiential learning environment for employees inhighly specialized or high-risk environments. Through a strategic partnershipwith Baltimore-based BreakAway, a leading developer of entertainment games andgame-based technology products for modeling, simulation, training, andvisualization, RWD experts will have access to best-in-class gaming technologywith which they can design and deploy games that advance employee expertise.

Game and simulation-based learning is critical in highly specializedindustries, such as government, chemical, health, and manufacturingorganizations. For example, new surgeons whose positions require intenseprecision benefit immensely from the opportunity to conduct procedures in alow-stress simulated environment, which results in more experience and agreater confidence level when faced with real-world operating scenarios.

High-precision industries are not the only beneficiaries of game andsimulation-based learning, however. As more young, Generation M employeesenter the workforce, employers will have to deliver training modules that mapto the way the evolving workforce learns.

'As a learning and performance improvement organization, it is criticalthat we stay on the forefront of both new technologies and training deliverymechanisms that enhance the corporate learning environment,' said Mary Shafer,Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, RWD. 'We evaluated a varietyof potential partners, but BreakAway's experience, customer-focused approach,and technology stood head and shoulders above the rest.'

According to Shafer, until recently simulation learning technology hadbeen fairly two dimensional and came with a high price tag. By partnering withBreakAway, RWD can deliver a high-quality, 3D experience with a clear ROI forits customers. In addition to BreakAway's commercial experience, the companyhas worked closely with both the U.S. military and multi-national corporationsso its team understands RWD customers' focus on achieving business goalswithin a cost-effective construct.

'Our partnership with RWD will provide commercial organizations with thenext-generation of game-based learning technology,' said Doug Whatley, CEO ofBreakAway.