A system for evaluating training transfer between virtual and live urban environments

Huntsville Simulation Conference, HSC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Schaffer, Richard ^a   Cohn, Joseph ^b   Hoover, Adam ^c   Fouad, Hesham ^d   Martin, Glenn A ^e   Milham, Laura ^f   Carroll, Meredith B ^f  

^a Lockheed Martin RMS   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VRSonic Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Design Interactive Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Training transfer; Urban operations; Virtual environments

Indexed keywords

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD; DISTRIBUTED SIMULATIONS; HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS; HUMAN SYSTEM INTERFACE; HUMAN-SYSTEMS INTERFACES; OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCHES; URBAN OPERATIONS; WEAPON ORIENTATIONS;

INSTRUMENTS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84875696133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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