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Research shows that many police officers are undertrained for many circumstances that are unpredictable. Some research has even suggested that training could be improved by using virtual reality technology, putting officers in real- world situations for the evaluation of their reactions. However, due to very strict budgeting allocated to the training of officers, this method of training cannot be offered.  

An observation of a group of police officers and fighter fighters who modified Grand Theft Auto V was done. The officers modified the game to simulate real-life scenarios in order to train better for their specific careers. Resulting from these observation was an offer of reappropriation of the game rather than the use of virtual reality which provides monetary and learning disadvantages.  Through ethnography, surveying and interviewing, valuable training benefits were discovered and provided more feasible goals that could be met for immediate application. 

Realistic goals were outlined, building up to potentially expand training to virtual reality technologies. Research about using virtual reality concluded that there were too many disadvantages with learning and budgeting. A modded game could be initialized immediately, at low-costs. Thus, a bottom-up effect was created to realistically work up towards virtual reality training. 

Based on those goals being met, results can be met. Initial training using the modded game would lead to adaptation to aberrant scenarios officers may encounter. Seeing their results in-game can outline potential biases by how they react to the scenarios. Finally, having officers be comfortable in a game setting helps them to prepare for the virtual reality transition.