NPSNET: Object Animation Script Interpretation System
Abstract
NPSNET is a real-time, 3D visual simulation system capable of displaying various types of vehicles - ground, ships, and aircraft. The system is capable of displaying additional objects such as missiles, buildings, trees, and environmental effects, such as fog and smoke. The goal of this work is to develop a text-based script interpretation system for easy and efficient 3D visual simulations without extensive programming. Scripts are sequences of events representing task-level behaviors in virtual worlds systems. The Object Animation Script Interpretation System for NPSNET (NPSNET-OASIS). provides animators at the Naval Postgraduate School a mechanism for interacting with 3D visual simulations via scripted autonomous players. Libraries of scripts are collected for rapid generation of 3D visual simulations. NPSNET-OASIS makes use of object-oriented design methodologies for reusability and extensibility. Included in NPSNET-OASIS are the object tools for script processing, writing, and sorting.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA245958
Entities
People
- Phillip D. West
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School