Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Australian Rail Track Corporation Training

A still from an animated training course on rail communications for Australian Rail Track Corporation. The training demonstrates the software control screens on the train and at the control centre, and graphics illustrates the ways that connections are made between the two.  

Parallel Parking Training Concepts

We are exploring concepts around driver training. This idea is to help drivers to understand the mechanics behind parallel parking. Click here to give it a try!

Spinal Injury Education

Marops recently completed this animation to educate teenagers on spinal injury. The movie was created for the Neil Sachse Foundation. This movie will be followed by specific stories on the most common causes of spinal injury in teenagers – Cars, Scooter/Motorcycles, Diving, and Contact Sports.

Give Way Rule Change Website launched today

The animation we created to explain the updated Give Way rules can be accessed on the New Zealand Transport Agency Website here - http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/around-nz/road-user-rule.html We also created a Sign Language version that can be see on this page - http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/around-nz/give-way-resources.html

Marops animation on TV1 News

Our training animation on the new New Zealand Give Way rule was featured on the TV1 News and the current affairs show Close Up on 28/2/2012. This is a link to the News - http://tvnz.co.nz/one-news/2012-02-28-video-4745400 The Give Way Rule feature starts at 12.23

Sign Language Filming

Green screen filming of Nicki from Deaf Aotearoa at Marops on Jan 18th . Her sign language track is to be superimposed over animation that we are currently working on for NZ Transport Agency.

Maritime Business & Technology Summit

Marops were exhibitors at the The Maritime Alliance – annual Maritime Business & Technology Summit at November 29th-30th in San Diego, California.

Recently Completed Work

We recently completed an Rail HSE Safety Induction DVD for KiwiRail. This is a Health and Safety awareness course aimed at contractors and staff who will be working within the rail corridor. The DVD is divided into 13 chapters and deals with a range of subjects from Hazards to Pollution..

NZDIA Conference

Marops exhibited at NZDIA 2011 – Nov.15-16 . New Zealand Defence Industry Association Conference showing TEKI our radar detection system and the range of Marops training content.

Marops at IRSC

Marops exhibited at the International Rail Safety Conference in Melbourne 17th-19th October.