The PSI handbook of virtual environments for training and education: developments for the military and beyond: v.1: Learning, requirements, and metrics; v.2: VE components and training technologies; v.3: Integrated systems, training evaluations, and future directions

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 46-6247-46-6247
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Integrated Systems ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Training Evaluations ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training

Virtual Environments for Medical Training and Education

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Satava ◽  
Shaun B. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Virtual Prototyping ◽  
Crisis Planning ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Seamless Transition ◽  
Medical Crisis ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training

There are a number of modalities for implementing Virtual Environments (VE) for medical training and simulation. Integrating them for a seamless transition from one to another presents the next challenge. The three applications of (1) individual anatomic education and training, (2) medical crisis planning and training, and (3) medical virtual prototyping have been integrated into a single program approach by the military for battlefield trauma care. With this model as a template, the power of VE for the many different aspects of medical education can be explored and exploited.

scholarly journals Serious gaming for adaptive decision making of military personnel

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1168-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yelim Mun ◽  
Esther Oprins ◽  
Karel van den Bosch ◽  
Anja van der Hulst ◽  
Jan Maarten Schraagen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Military Officers ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Rule Changes ◽  
The Military ◽  
Adaptive Decision Making ◽  
And Training

The importance of improving adaptive decision making for the military is ever increasing, particularly in operational environments that are unfamiliar, complex, and constantly changing. This paper presents the development and testing of a serious game for training military officers in adaptive decision making. Participants were to detect rule changes in the game world, and to adjust their decisions in accordance with these changes. In an explorative study, the effectiveness of the game was tested by using in-game and outgame measures. The findings on the in-game measure suggest that the game helps participants to detect rule changes and to adapt their decision making. Despite this effect, participants’ cognitive flexibility did not increase based on the findings on the out-game measures. Discussions, future directions, and training implications for the Defense organization are described.

scholarly journals Animal-oriented virtual environments: illusion, dilation, and discovery

F1000Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Bradly Alicea
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Time Dilation ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Training ◽  
Dilate Space

As a research tool, virtual environments (VEs) hold immense promise for brain scientists. Yet to fully realize this potential in non-human systems, theoretical and conceptual perspectives must be developed. When selectively coupled to nervous systems, virtual environments can help us better understand the functional architecture of animals’ brains during naturalistic behaviors. While this will no doubt allow us to further our understanding of the neural basis of behavior, there is also an opportunity to uncover the diversity inherent in brain activity and behavior. This is due to two properties of virtual environments: the ability to create sensory illusions, and the ability to dilate space and/or time. These and other potential manipulations will be characterized as the effects of virtuality. In addition, the systems-level outcomes of virtual environment enhanced perception will be discussed in the context of the uncanny valley and other expected relationships between emotional valence, cognition, and training. These effects and their usefulness for brain science will be understood in the context of three types of neurobehavioral phenomena: sensorimotor integration, spatial navigation, and interactivity. For each of these behaviors, a combination of illusory and space/time dilation examples will be reviewed. Once these examples are presented, the implications for improving upon virtual models for more directly inducing the mental phenomena of illusion and space/time dilation will be considered. To conclude, future directions for integrating the use of VEs into a strategy of broader biological inquiry will be presented.

scholarly journals Multi-User Virtual Environments for Physical Education and Sport Training

2021 ◽  
pp. 734-755
Author(s):  
Pooya Soltani ◽  
João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Sport Training ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Training ◽  
Minimal Research

For effective learning and training, virtual environments may provide lifelike opportunities, and researchers are actively investigating their potential for educational purposes. Minimal research attention has been paid to the integration of multi-user virtual environments (MUVE) technology for teaching and practicing real sports. In this chapter, the authors reviewed the justifications, possibilities, challenges, and future directions of using MUVE systems. The authors addressed issues such as informal learning, design, engagement, collaboration, learning style, learning evaluation, motivation, and gender, followed by the identification of required elements for successful implementations. In the second part, the authors talked about exergames, the necessity of evaluation, and examples on exploring the behavior of players during playing. Finally, insights on the application of sports exergames in teaching, practicing, and encouraging real sports were discussed.

scholarly journals Animal-oriented virtual environments: illusion, dilation, and discovery

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradly Alicea
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Time Dilation ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Training ◽  
Dilate Space

As a research tool, virtual environments (VEs) hold immense promise for brain scientists. Yet to fully realize this potential in non-human systems, theoretical and conceptual perspectives must be developed. When selectively coupled to nervous systems, virtual environments can help us better understand the functional architecture of animals’ brains during naturalistic behaviors. While this will no doubt allow us to further our understanding of the neural basis of behavior, there is also an opportunity to uncover the diversity inherent in brain activity and behavior. This is due to two properties of virtual environments: the ability to create sensory illusions, and the ability to dilate space and/or time. These and other potential manipulations will be characterized as the effects of virtuality. In addition, the systems-level outcomes of virtual environment enhanced perception will be discussed in the context of the uncanny valley and other expected relationships between emotional valence, cognition, and training. These effects and their usefulness for brain science will be understood in the context of three types of neurobehavioral phenomena: sensorimotor integration, spatial navigation, and interactivity. For each of these behaviors, a combination of illusory and space/time dilation examples will be reviewed. Once these examples are presented, the implications for improving upon virtual models for more directly inducing the mental phenomena of illusion and space/time dilation will be considered. To conclude, future directions for integrating the use of VEs into a strategy of broader biological inquiry will be presented.

scholarly journals Animal-oriented Virtual Environments: illusion, dilation, and discovery

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradly Alicea
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Time Dilation ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Training

As a research tool, virtual environments hold immense promise for brain scientists. Yet to fully realize this potential in non-human systems, theoretical and conceptual perspectives must be developed. When selectively coupled to nervous systems, virtual environments can help us better understand the functional architecture of animals’ brains during naturalistic behaviors. While this will no doubt allow us to further our understanding of the neural basis of behavior, there is also an opportunity to uncover the diversity inherent in brain activity and behavior. This is due to two properties of virtual environments: the ability to create sensory illusions, and the ability to dilate space and/or time. These and other potential manipulations will be characterized as the effects of virtuality. In addition, the systems-level outcomes of virtual environment-enhanced perception will be discussed in the context of the uncanny valley and other expected relationships between emotional valence, cognition, and training. These effects and their usefulness for brain science will be understood in the context of three types of neurobehavioral phenomena: sensorimotor integration, spatial navigation, and interactivity. For each of these behaviors, a combination of illusory and space/time dilation examples will be reviewed. Once these examples are presented, the implications for improving upon virtual models for more directly inducing the mental phenomena of illusion and space/time dilation will be considered. To conclude, future directions for integrating this research area into a strategy of broader biological inquiry will be presented.

scholarly journals Animal-oriented Virtual Environments: illusion, dilation, and discovery

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradly Alicea
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Time Dilation ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Training

As a research tool, virtual environments hold immense promise for brain scientists. Yet to fully realize this potential in non-human systems, theoretical and conceptual perspectives must be developed. When selectively coupled to nervous systems, virtual environments can help us better understand the functional architecture of animals’ brains during naturalistic behaviors. While this will no doubt allow us to further our understanding of the neural basis of behavior, there is also an opportunity to uncover the diversity inherent in brain activity and behavior. This is due to two properties of virtual environments: the ability to create sensory illusions, and the ability to dilate space and/or time. These and other potential manipulations will be characterized as the effects of virtuality. In addition, the systems-level outcomes of virtual environment-enhanced perception will be discussed in the context of the uncanny valley and other expected relationships between emotional valence, cognition, and training. These effects and their usefulness for brain science will be understood in the context of three types of neurobehavioral phenomena: sensorimotor integration, spatial navigation, and interactivity. For each of these behaviors, a combination of illusory and space/time dilation examples will be reviewed. Once these examples are presented, the implications for improving upon virtual models for more directly inducing the mental phenomena of illusion and space/time dilation will be considered. To conclude, future directions for integrating this research area into a strategy of broader biological inquiry will be presented.

scholarly journals Multi-User Virtual Environments for Physical Education and Sport Training

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-41
Author(s):  
Pooya Soltani ◽  
João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Sport Training ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Training ◽  
Minimal Research

For effective learning and training, virtual environments may provide lifelike opportunities, and researchers are actively investigating their potential for educational purposes. Minimal research attention has been paid to the integration of multi-user virtual environments (MUVE) technology for teaching and practicing real sports. In this chapter, the authors reviewed the justifications, possibilities, challenges, and future directions of using MUVE systems. The authors addressed issues such as informal learning, design, engagement, collaboration, learning style, learning evaluation, motivation, and gender, followed by the identification of required elements for successful implementations. In the second part, the authors talked about exergames, the necessity of evaluation, and examples on exploring the behavior of players during playing. Finally, insights on the application of sports exergames in teaching, practicing, and encouraging real sports were discussed.

Conclusions and Future Directions for the Study of Accurate Personality Judgment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tera D. Letzring
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Personality Judgment ◽  
Exciting Time ◽  
And Training

This chapter identifies several well-established findings and overarching themes within personality trait accuracy research, and highlights especially promising directions for future research. Topics include (1) theoretical frameworks for accuracy, (2) moderators of accuracy and the context or situation in which judgments are made, (3) the important consequences of accuracy, (4) interventions and training programs to increase judgmental ability and judgability, (5) the generalizability of previous findings, and (6) standardized tests of the accuracy of judging personality traits. The chapter ends by stating that it is an exciting time to be a researcher studying the accuracy of personality trait judgments.

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