A serious gaming platform to enhance safety and security of festivals and events through immersive simulation and training
Domain #3
Public spaces protection – major events
Challenge 3.3. Communication networks and post-event analysis
Demonstrator
Open Call #2 laureate


SAFE FESTIVALS is aimed at improving security in public spaces during festivals and concerts. The project uses a collaborative and immersive training approach based on a serious gaming simulation platform to enable security actors, organizers, and municipalities to develop security strategies. The simulation platform will support event planning, enable environment creation, and simulate threat scenarios with different roles and in different conditions. The project’s key scope is to improve the safety and security of festivals and crowded events in (semi-) public spaces by providing better training for security actors, increasing awareness among local stakeholders, reducing costs and improving replicability, emphasizing incremental risk analysis, and promoting continuous learning and improvements.