Fernando Montero Perez Undergraduate Dissertation 2017/18

Investigating Crime Scenes In Virtual Reality

Supervised by S.Maddock

Abstract

Training crime scene investigators is a complicated task due to the limited amount of crime scenes that can be recreated in real life for training purposes. This document investigates the use of serious games and virtual reality as vehicles for training crime scene investigators on forensically investigating crime scenes. The aim of the project is to recreate a crime scene realistically in virtual reality that investigators can navigate and interact with realistically, in the search for evidence of cybercrimes. The application was created as a single level game in which the player has to look for a number of SD cards hidden in different spots throughout the room to encourage a more thorough search of the room. Despite some limitations with the technology that keep it from being fully realistic, from the user feedback we can say that the system overall achieves its goals, and given more time and the lack of competition, the application could become an interesting option when it comes to utilizing serious games for training crime scene investigators.