Harnessing the brightest minds, AI and simulation gaming to build robust defenses against future threats.

Joined November 2021
Heading to #IAEM26 in Long Beach. We are piloting EMCE: Firestorm, a new wildfire coordination game, at Booth 426, Nov 9 to 11. Reserve a seat: signup.com/go/uiDpubB #IAEM26 #EmergencyManagement #SeriousGames #Wildfire #Preparedness
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We are at #ICMA2026 sharing CAPTRS’ new Resilient Cities game! City leaders can explore priorities, make funding decisions, and see the impact of their choices. Great conversations about making city planning more engaging and effective! #LocalGovernment
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Tomorrow: See the C3C Game in action. Learn how agencies can test response plans together, then hear Ana Urueta of Austin Public Health share her experience using C3C in Austin. Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. CT | Free | Live Q&A Last chance to register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Multiple agencies. One response. Zero room for guesswork. Break down silos with C3C. Join our live webinar featuring insights from Austin Public Health. Oct 6 at 11:30 AM CT. The session concludes with live Q&A. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Warnings about the catastrophic risks of AI keep making headlines. For the preparedness community, the bigger question is how we prepare. In 2024, our AI Threat Contest asked people worldwide to imagine how AI could cause a disaster. See the scenarios: captrs.org/events/ai-threat-…
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CAPTRS was pleased to pilot our new Hospital Surge Game at the 2026 AHEM Annual Meeting in St. Louis, hosted by @BJC_HealthCare and @washumedicine. Teams ran a mass casualty surge across five rounds. Launching later this year. captrs.org/games/under-devel…
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Breaking down silos starts before the emergency. Join us Oct. 6 for a live C3C webinar and hear Ana Urueta of Austin Public Health share her experience using the game in Austin. 11:30 a.m. CT | Live Q&A Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Three rounds. A city-wide blackout. Not enough resources to cover it. Which part of your city gets power back first? EMCE: City Blackout meets HSEEP's definition of a Game, one of seven federally recognized exercise types. captrs.org/games/emce-city-b… #EmergencyPreparedness
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What’s inside EMCE: Hurricane Edition? 🌪️ Watch our lead game designer unbox the tools teams use to practice hurricane response together. Watch the unboxing 👇 youtu.be/IuzZaQ1X_Hw?si=_xJr… #EmergencyManagement #CAPTRS
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It's National Preparedness Month. Your emergency plan is only as good as the last time you tested it. This September, every CAPTRS game is 10% off. Practice the decisions before they're real: captrs.org/games-catalog?utm… #NationalPreparednessMonth #captrsgames
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How can emergency managers prepare for nonlinear disasters? In the August IAEM Bulletin, CAPTRS Chief Game Designer Micael Sousa explores how the EMCE Game Series makes cascading consequences visible. Read: captrs.org/publications/pape… #EmergencyManagement #SeriousGames
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Have you voted for CAPTRS yet? ❤️ Help bring Prioritizing for a Changing World: A Resilient Cities Game to #SXSW2027. • Create or sign in to your free SXSW account • Click ❤️ to vote • Share with your network Because every vote counts. 🗳️ Vote for us: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sx…
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Have you voted for CAPTRS yet? ❤️ Help bring Prioritizing for a Changing World: A Resilient Cities Game to #SXSW2027. • Create or sign in to your free SXSW account • Click ❤️ to vote • Share with your network Because Every vote counts! 🗳️ Vote for us: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sx…
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Help bring our interactive resilience workshop to #SXSW2027! Prioritizing for a Changing World: A Resilient Cities Game explores how simulation games strengthen decision-making under uncertainty. ❤️ Vote for our proposal: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sx… 🔗 youtu.be/-iGY8p3ZIfs
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Introducing CAPTRS mini-games: quick, engaging tastes of the full simulation experience. First up: Power-up the City. The city just lost power and reconnecting the grid takes time you don't have. A bite-sized version of EMCE: City Blackout. 🔌 captrs.org/games/mini-games?…
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Heading to NACCHO 360! Our VP of Product Amy Ballew is presenting C3C, CAPTRS' cross-agency crisis simulation that puts response teams through escalating scenarios to find the coordination gaps before a real emergency does. 📅 July 17 · 📍Louisville, KY #NACCHO360 #PublicHealth
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Live ICS Roles Game webinar tomorrow at 11:30 AM CT. Join us to see this game in action. Last call to register → us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #ICS #EmergencyPreparedness #NIMS
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Readiness means knowing your role before you have to think about it. See how the ICS Roles Game builds familiarity and understanding of all ICS roles on July 14 · 11:30 AM CT. Register → us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #ICS #EmergencyPreparedness #NIMS
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When an incident occurs, understanding incident command roles and responsibilities is vital. The ICS Roles Game is a quick and effective way to learn. See how it is played live on July 14 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #ICS #EmergencyPreparedness #NIMS
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Everyone has a response plan. But do those plans agree with each other? C3C puts agencies at the same table to decide who activates and who owns each call, before the real crisis tests it. See how it plays: captrs.org/games/c3c?utm_sou… #EmergencyManagement #Preparedness
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