Using Virtual Environments for Terrain Familiarization: Validation.

Abstract

Can virtual environment (VE) technology be used to familiarize soldiers with a geospecific location that they have never previously visited: This question was asked in a training validation experiment employing a two-group, preset-posttest design. The domain modeled in the VE was the Hanchey Army Heliport (HAH) located at Fort Rucker. Soldiers in the Hanchey Group explored a virtual model of the HAH, while soldiers in the Control Group explored a virtual model of a section of Arizona. Results showed that the group which explored the virtual Hanchey performed significantly better than the Control Group on all measures of knowledge of HAH. Further, on a transfer test performed at the actual HAH, the Hanchey Group was able to move to unseen locations in a minimum of time with no errors. These results support the proposition that VE technology can be used for terrain familiarization training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304416

Entities

People

  • David M Johnson
  • Dennis C. Wightman

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Environment
  • Heliports
  • Training
  • Validation
  • Virtual Reality

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