Virtual reality and simulation

Macredie, Robert D.; Taylor, Simon J. E.; Yu, Xiaoning; Keeble, Richard

doi:10.1145/256562.256782

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“…Many VR applications in modeling and simulation are outlined in Barnes [1996]. Macredie et al [1996] identify the inefficiencies of typical VR systems when integrating simulation, and propose a unifying communication framework for linking simulation and VR. Grant and Lai [1998] expand on this by using VR as a 3D authoring tool for simulation models.…”

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A mixed reality approach for interactively blending dynamic models with corresponding physical phenomena

Quarles

Fishwick

Lampotang

et al. 2010

ACM Trans. Model. Comput. Simul.

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The design, visualization, manipulation, and implementation of models for computer simulation are key parts of the discipline. Models are constructed as a means to understand physical phenomena as state changes occur over time. One issue that arises is the need to correlate models and their components with the phenomena being modeled. For example, a part of an automotive engine needs to be placed into cognitive context with the diagrammatic icon that represents that part's function. A typical solution to this problem is to display a dynamic model of the engine in one window and the engine's CAD model in another. Users are expected to, on their own, mentally blend the dynamic model and the physical phenomenon into the same context. However, this contextualization is not trivial in many applications.Our approach expands upon this form of user interaction by specifying two ways in which dynamic models and the corresponding physical phenomena may be viewed, and experimented with, within the same human interaction space. We present a methodology and implementation of contextualization for diagram-based dynamic models using an anesthesia machine, and then follow up with a human study of its effects on spatial cognition.

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Section: Virtual Reality and Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A mixed reality approach for interactively blending dynamic models with corresponding physical phenomena

Quarles

Fishwick

Lampotang

et al. 2010

ACM Trans. Model. Comput. Simul.

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“…Agent-based simulation (Luke et al 2005;Yilmaz et al 2006) is particularly suited to this type of scenario dynamics. The use of virtual reality is well known in simulation (Macredie et al 1996) but is only recently being used within multi-user virtual environments . The general area of verification and validation in simulation (Sargent 2009) covers methods for verification of implementation against requirements and validation of model behavior against observed physical behavior, but is not focused on human performance.…”

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An experimental design and preliminary results for a cultural training system simulation

Fishwick¹,

Kamhawi²,

Henderson³

2010

Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference

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Computer simulation has been widely deployed by the military for force-on-force based training but only more recently for training researchers, analysts, and war-fighters in matters of cross cultural sensitivity. This latter type of training gives the trainee a sense of "being inside" a target culture. We built the Second China Project as a hybrid immersive, knowledge-based software platform for use in cultural training. Is this training effective? More specifically, what are the effects of immersion on memory and other cognitive variables? We chose to base our research questions, not around a specific user group, but more generally around a category of training system--one involving the use of multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs). We present the architecture of an experiment designed to test whether MUVEs are effective training platforms, and to explain the process used in developing a testing environment to determine the precise nature of that effectiveness. We also discuss lessons learned from the earlier pilot study and ongoing experiment.

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“…Various desktop-VR technology surveys exist within the literature, a few of which compare tools that can be used to construct a CVE. One such effort, made by Holmberg, 1 It is noteworthy that all of the software we survey, from the least to most equipped, is graphics oriented. Text-based multi-user environments (e.g., Multi-user Dungeon [MUD] and MUD Object Oriented [MOO] systems) notwithstanding, our definition of desktop-VR requires a 3D graphical display.…”

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“…Less equipped software is also considered if it is commonly used as a CVE building-block. 1 Finally, some VR technologies include out-of-the-box features that are convenient for building a CVE (e.g., avatar support, multi-user capabilities, virtual collaborative tools [such as whiteboards], asset management, 2 an art path, 3 and rigid-body/particle physics). Having these extra features could mean significantly less work for the CVE developer.…”

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A Survey of Technologies for Building Collaborative Virtual Environments

Wright¹,

Madey²

2009

IJVR

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What viable technologies exist to enable the development of so-called desktop virtual reality (desktop-VR) applications? Specifically, which of these are active and capable of helping us to engineer a collaborative, virtual environment (CVE)? A review of the literature and numerous project websites indicates an array of both overlapping and disparate approaches to this problem. In this paper, we review and perform a risk assessment of 16 prominent desktop-VR technologies (some building-blocks, some entire platforms) in an effort to determine the most efficacious tool or tools for constructing a CVE

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Virtual reality and simulation

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

A mixed reality approach for interactively blending dynamic models with corresponding physical phenomena

A mixed reality approach for interactively blending dynamic models with corresponding physical phenomena

An experimental design and preliminary results for a cultural training system simulation

A Survey of Technologies for Building Collaborative Virtual Environments

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