UCF Stands For Opportunity

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UCF Stands For Opportunity
University of Central Florida

• Simulation and Training Research at UCF
• Institute for Simulation Training
• Center for Research Education in Optics and
  Lasers
• School Electrical of Eng. and Computer Science
• Center for Applied Human Factors in Aviation
• Center for Advanced Transportation Systems
  Simulation
• Florida Photonics Center of Excellence
• Team Performance Laboratory
• Media Convergence Laboratory
• School of Film and Digital Media

• At a Glance...
• 50.254 students (fall 08)
• 12 colleges
• A Four-Year 1 (highest level)institution based
  on graduateprogram strength
• 122.8 million in 2008research awards
• 95 masters and 29 PhDdegree programs
• Centers of Excellence
• Photonics
• Laser Technology
• Simulation and Training

Research Areas computer modeling ... virtual,
augmented, mixed reality ... mathematical
foundations ... physiology... psychology ...
curriculum development ... distributed learning
... web-based systems ... simulation standards
... hardware prototypes ... robotic systems ...
economic models ... performance assessment
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University of Central Florida

• Simulation Training Programs
• MS PhD in Simulation Systems
• Multi-disciplined Approach
• Diverse Research Facilities
• 22 Program Coordination
• High School Feeder Program

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Human Systems Integration Research
Current Projects

• Patient Safety
• Evaluation of training for forward surgical teams
  (UM and Ryder Trauma Center)
• Patient safety and simulation-based training
  initiatives (ORMC and FL Hospital)
• Multiteam Systems
• Empirical work investigating leadership in MTS
  (ARI)
• Empirical work investigating critical MTS
  processes and states (ARI)
• Historiometric analysis of coordination
  mechanisms (ARI, In-House)
• Training
• Social critical thinking (ARI)
• Trust development in swift starting action teams
  (ARI)
• Investigation of learning principles and game
  based training (ONR)

• Culture
• Investigation of impact of culture on
  collaboration and negotiation (ARO MURI)
• Human Terrain Team Effort (GTRI) (Training
  Analysis and Development)
• Development of a training and analysis system for
  human, social, cultural, and behavioral modeling
  (OSD)
• Team Cognition
• Investigation of macrocognition and its role in
  collaborative problem solving in NCW environments
  (ONR)
• Development and comparison of metrics to assess
  macrocognition (ONR)

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Game-Based Training Research

• What does game-based training need to make it
  effective?
• How are technologies affected?
• Currently use G-DIS
• VBS2 is under consideration
• Focus is on distributed after action review
  capabilities
• Microphone
• Telestrator
• AAR
• SOCRATES, our AAR engine
• DIVAARS
• JTACAARS
• Visual augmentations to aid understanding

University of Central Florida
Institute for Simulation Training
http//www.irl.ist.ucf.edu
Glenn A. Martin, IRL Director

martin_at_ist.ucf.edu
407-882-1349
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Mixed Reality in military, medical, and economic
simulation