Accession Number:

ADA505060

Title:

Virtual Coaching Agent for Team Training

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Dec 2007-Mar 2009

Corporate Author:

PENNSYLVANIA UNIV PHILADELPHIA CENTER FOR HUMAN MODELING AND SIMULATION

Personal Author(s):

• Badler, Norman I.
• Stocker, Catherine
• Sunshine-Hill, Ben

Report Date:

2009-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

58.0

Abstract:

This effort focused on investigating the design and evaluation of an interactive software model to support technical training, as well as for use as an on-the-job task aide. The overarching goals of this research project were to 1 Utilize motion capture technology to capture the instructional experience of a course instructor for use in the development of a virtual training environment 2 Provide a mechanism for storing, archiving and efficiently accessing course materials, simulations, Technical Orders T.O., multimedia materials, and instructional expertise 3 Utilize human model avatars as coaches, communicators instructor surrogates, or simulated maintainers to instruct and illustrate correct and incorrect procedures and practices - especially cautions and warnings 4 Demonstrate and evaluate a software-based, team training environment for 247 instructional access, task preparation, individual practice, and team coordination as an adjunct to hardware trainers and hands-on experience.

Descriptors:

• *VIRTUAL REALITY
• *TRAINING
• *TEAMS(PERSONNEL)
• PREPARATION
• MODELS
• INTERACTIONS
• MATERIALS
• MOTION
• INSTRUCTIONS
• ENVIRONMENTS
• JOBS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• HUMANS

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE