Adapting COTS games for military experimentation

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-465

  Fong, Gwenda ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Commercial off the shelf; COTS; Defence Science and Technology Agency; Gaming; Military experimentation; Modifications; Mods; Simulation; Singapore Armed Forces

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750713051     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878106291670     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (23)

1. Alberts, D. S., & Hayes, R. E. (2002). Overview of experimentation. In D. S. Alberts & R. E. Hayes (Eds.), Code of best practice for experimentation (pp. 19 - 40). Washington, DC: DoD Command and Control Research Program.
2. AMERICA'S ARMY. (2002). Developed by the U. S. Army. Washington, DC: U. S. Army Office of Public Affairs.
3. Au, W. J. (2002). Triumph of the mod. Salon.com. Retrieved March 9, 2004, from http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/16/modding/ index.html
4. Barfield, W., Rosenberg, C., & Furness, T. A. (1995). Situation awareness as a function of frame of reference, computer-graphics eyepoint elevation, and geometric field of view. International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 5 (3), 233-256.
5. DELTA FORCE 2. (1999). Calabasas, CA: NovaLogic.
6. DELTA FORCE: BLACK HAWK DOWN. (2003). Calabasas, CA: NovaLogic.
7. DOOM. (1993). Mesquite, TX: Id Software.
8. FALCON 4.0. (1998). Hunt Valley, MD: Microprose.
9. Fong, G. (2004, June). Adapting COTS games for military simulation. Paper presented at the ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, Singapore.
10. FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR. (2004). Developed by Pandemic Studios. Calabasas Hills, CA: THQ.
11. Glenn, R. W. (2000). Introduction. In Heavy matters: Urban operations' density of challenges (pp. 1-7). Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
12. HALF LIFE 2. (2004). Developed by Value. Los Angeles, CA: Vivendi Universal Games.
13. Herz, J. C. (2002, April). Computer games and the military: An industry view. Defense Horizons, 11. Retrieved June 24, 2005, from http://www.ndu.edu/inss/DefHor/DH11/DH11.htm
14. Krausman, A. S., Elliott, L. R., Redden, E. S., & Petrov, P. (2005, June). Effects of visual, auditory, and tactile cues on army platoon leader decision making. Paper presented at the 10th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Virginia. Retrieved July 4, 2005, from http://www.dodccrp.org/events/2005/10th/CD/ papers/146.pdf
15. Macedonia, M. (2002, March). Games soldiers play. IEEE Spectrum Online. Retrieved June 24, 2005, from http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/ publicfeature/mar02/mili.html
16. Olmos, O., Wickens, C. D., & Chudy, A. (2000). Tactical displays for combat awareness. International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 10 (3), 247-271.
17. Ong, Y. L., & Lim, B. C. (2004). Decision-making in a brigade command team: Integrating theory and practice. Pointer Journal, 30 (4). Retrieved July 4, 2005, from http://www.mindef.gov.sg/safti/pointer/back/ journals/2004/Vol30_4/2b.htm
18. OPERATION FLASHPOINT. (2002) Developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio. Warwickshire, UK: Codemasters.
19. QUAKE. (1996). Mesquite, TX: Id Software.
20. Riddell, R. (1997). Doom goes to war. Wired Magazine, 5.04. Retrieved June 24, 2005, from http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.04/ ff_doom_pr.html
21. RUNESCAPE. (2001). Cambridge, UK: Jagex.
22. Smed, J., & Hakonen, H. (2003, September). Towards a definition of a computer game (TUCS Technical Report No. 553). Retrieved June 24, 2005, from http://staff.cs.utu.fi/staff/jouni.smed/papers/TR553.pdf
23. Zyda, M., & Sheehan, J. (Eds.). (1997). Modeling and simulation: Linking entertainment and defense. Retrieved June 24, 2005, from http://www.nap.edu/html/modeling/