Investigating Immersive Environments as a Tool for Education and Decision Making

Abstract

This project equipped an existing opto-mechanical planetarium with new multimedia technology derived from flight simulation systems. This upgrade allowed for fully interactive and immersive programming to be projected onto the planetarium's dome screen. Additionally, the planetarium was equipped with a wireless polling and control system allowing for audience participation, feedback and content evaluation. Using this technology, audience members have been presented a variety of show content in both real-time rendered and pre-recorded formats. Data has been collected from audiences on this content and collated for content retention, statistical analysis, and audience demographics. Additionally, portions of this data have been cross referenced with data collected via traditional evaluation methodology. Finally, the new system technology has been leveraged as a content creation system for multimedia assets used in areas external to the planetarium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2008
Accession Number
ADA531899

Entities

People

  • Alex Hall
  • James J. Kosinski Ii

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Flight Simulations
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Multimedia
  • National Governments
  • Scientific Research
  • Scorpions
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Still Projectors

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Software Engineering.