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A COMMON COMPONENT-BASED SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL PC-BASED VIRTUAL SIMULATION
Title
A COMMON COMPONENT-BASED SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL PC-BASED VIRTUAL SIMULATION.
Creator
Lewis, Joshua, Proctor, Michael, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Commercially available military-themed virtual simulations have been developed and sold for entertainment since the beginning of the personal computing era. There exists an intense interest by various branches of the military to leverage the technological advances of the personal computing and video game industries to provide low cost military training. By nature of the content of the commercial military-themed virtual simulations, a large overlap has grown between the interests, resources,...
Show moreCommercially available military-themed virtual simulations have been developed and sold for entertainment since the beginning of the personal computing era. There exists an intense interest by various branches of the military to leverage the technological advances of the personal computing and video game industries to provide low cost military training. By nature of the content of the commercial military-themed virtual simulations, a large overlap has grown between the interests, resources, standards, and technology of the computer entertainment industry and military training branches. This research attempts to identify these commonalities with the purpose of systematically designing and evaluating a common component-based software architecture that could be used to implement a framework for developing content for both commercial and military virtual simulation software applications.
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Date Issued
2006
Identifier
CFE0001177, ucf:46868
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001177
COGNITIVE TRAINING TRANSFER USING A PERSONAL COMPUTER-BASED GAME:A CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE CASE STUDY
Title
COGNITIVE TRAINING TRANSFER USING A PERSONAL COMPUTER-BASED GAME:A CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE CASE STUDY.
Creator
Woodman, Michael, Proctor, Michael, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Developers of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) gaming software are making remarkable strides in increasing the realism of their software. This realism has caught the attention of the training community, which has traditionally sought system and operational replication in training systems such as flight simulators. Since games are designed and marketed for entertainment and not designed for training of tasks, questions exist about the effectiveness of games as a training system in achieving the...
Show moreDevelopers of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) gaming software are making remarkable strides in increasing the realism of their software. This realism has caught the attention of the training community, which has traditionally sought system and operational replication in training systems such as flight simulators. Since games are designed and marketed for entertainment and not designed for training of tasks, questions exist about the effectiveness of games as a training system in achieving the desired transfer of skills to the actual environment. Numerous studies over the past ten years have documented that PC-based simulation training environments can offer effective training for certain types of training, especially aircraft piloting tasks. Desktop games have been evaluated from a case study approach for use in aviation training (Proctor, et al., 2004) and education planning and evaluating small unit tactics) (Proctor, et al., 2002) with positive results. Based on the review of selected studies in this area, PC-based simulator platforms have been found to have a positive training impact on cognitive skills (as opposed to psycho-motor skills). Specifically, the literature review has identified that skill sets involved in team resource management, intra- and inter-team coordination, and tactical team maneuvers have been shown to benefit from the use of PC-based simulation training. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the training transfer associated with a Tactical Decision-making game, using Close Combat: First to Fight as a case study. The null hypothesis tested was that traditional field training is equivalent to virtual training combined with field training. Measurements of the subjects' performance in live training were recorded. Additionally, self assessment questionnaires were administered.
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Date Issued
2006
Identifier
CFE0001023, ucf:46800
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001023
SUBSTITUTING LIVE TRAINING WITH VIRTUAL TRAINING BY MEANS OF A COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF, FIRST PERSON SHOOTER COMPUTER GAME AND THE EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE
Title
SUBSTITUTING LIVE TRAINING WITH VIRTUAL TRAINING BY MEANS OF A COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF, FIRST PERSON SHOOTER COMPUTER GAME AND THE EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE.
Creator
Kneuper II, George, Williams, Kent, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This research measures the change in Army ROTC cadets' tactical performance when up to 75% of their tactical live training is replaced with training done on a computer. An ROTC instructor from any of the 270 programs across the nation can take this research and implement a training plan utilizing a relatively cheap off the shelf computer game and save their program: cadet and cadre time, training dollars, and transportation/equipment/training area resources, while seeing no degradation in...
Show moreThis research measures the change in Army ROTC cadets' tactical performance when up to 75% of their tactical live training is replaced with training done on a computer. An ROTC instructor from any of the 270 programs across the nation can take this research and implement a training plan utilizing a relatively cheap off the shelf computer game and save their program: cadet and cadre time, training dollars, and transportation/equipment/training area resources, while seeing no degradation in their cadets' performance. Little research has been done on the effect of replacing live simulation with virtual simulation. With this in mind, six groups of individuals were run through the experiment for over five months at various levels of virtual/live training and scored across 16 leadership skills. These results were then formulated into a guideline defining how much training should be virtual training and how much live, to optimize an individual's performance.
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Date Issued
2006
Identifier
CFE0000962, ucf:46692
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000962