Immersive Simulation Lab
Naval Research
Laboratory (NRL)
The
goal of VIRTE Demonstration 2 is to created a fully
immersive simulator for training Marines in Close Quarters Battle (CQB) for
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT). The system will support the real-time
interaction of small infantry teams as they move and operate within a shared
virtual environment. The simulator will
enable Marines to practice techniques and team coordination to enhance their
tactical expertise. Textbook concepts
like the effectiveness of fire and movement, cover and concealment, and
overlapping fields of fire can be experienced firsthand under a variety of
conditions. The research team developing
the simulator includes performers from universities, military labs, and
industry.
Brief Biography:
Dr. James Templeman leads the Immersive Simulation Lab at the Naval
Research Laboratory (NRL) and is engaged in both basic and exploratory research
to create user interfaces for interacting in natural ways with 3D virtual
environments. Dr. Templeman
is an expert in human-computer interaction, controls for virtual environments,
visual perception, and software architecture for interactive computer
graphics. He invented a virtual
locomotion control named Gaiter, which allows a person to move in a natural way
through a virtual world. He has eighteen
years of experience in developing human computer interfaces, including ten years
at NRL and eight in the commercial sector.
He received his doctorate in Computer Science from the