Increasing Situational Awareness by Combining Realistic and Non-Realistic Rendering Techniques

Abstract

Advances in computer graphics hardware have led to astounding increases in visual realism for 3D environments. Although this improved visual realism can lead to a better sense of immersion and a more faithful reproduction of the natural world, it does not necessarily promote increased awareness of an evolving situation. Although some requirements overlap with other applications such as off-the-shelf games, military Command and Control systems (including stability operations and homeland defense missions) have unique requirements. In particular, the overriding goal is to provide timely data effectively, independent of how visually pleasing it may be. The primary objective is to convert the abundance of information into concise knowledge. This paper proposes a method of combining realistic and non-realistic displays to increase display effectiveness, and hence improve situational awareness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA463760

Entities

People

  • Aline Normoyle
  • Robert Flo
  • Valerie A. Summers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Graphics
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • Simulations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tactical Training
  • Three Dimensional
  • Training
  • Visualizations
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control