SIMmersion, spun out of technology developed at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, provides advanced training for difficult conversations by providing interactive simulation systems. These face-to-face conversation simulations allow users to acquire information, practice, and build different skills, such as making a sale, screening a patient for alcohol abuse, criminal investigative interviews, and employee performance counseling. The simulations use a patented non-branching logic that gives users a new experience with each conversation. SIMmersion's products are used to train lasting skills and training in fields such as the military, healthcare, legal and law enforcement, business and management, education, and social skills. Some example of solutions include training systems for doctors to prevent and treat obesity, social skills training for individuals with autism, sales training for businesses, job interview training, and many others. The company has directly worked with government sponsors and have been awarded several contracts with the FBI, as well as the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Forces Command, the intelligence community, and various institutes at the National Institutes of Health, including NIAAA, NIMH, and NIDA.
