Use of Immersive Virtual Environments for Measuring and Training Situation Awareness

Abstract

Our paper describes the development and preliminary testing of three systems for unobtrusively measuring situation awareness (SA) during dismounted infantry squad-level exercises conducted with immersive Virtual Environment (VE) simulations. The SA measurement systems employ probes administered in the guise of normal radio communications, and systematic subjective ratings of squad leader behaviors and communications. Trials of the systems were conducted with three squads that differed in the experience level of the squad members and whether they had previously functioned together as intact squads. Results indicated that the measurement systems were unobtrusive and measured what they were designed to measure: squad leader SA. Ongoing modifications to the systems are described. Planned applications to other training domains are outlined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481053

Entities

People

  • David B. Kaber
  • Donald Ralph Lampton
  • Jennifer M. Riley
  • Mica R. Endsley
  • Mohamed A. Sheik-nainar

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army
  • Computers
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Infantry
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Radio Communications
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Situational Awareness
  • Social Sciences
  • Tablet Computers
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation