Shareable Game-Based Objects Gateway for DIS and HLA Integration

ABSTRACT: To make optimal use of current and future investment in simulation and gaming technology, integration of independent applications must be accomplished while minimizing time and resource demands. Combining applications that specialize in areas such as training or analysis with games offering state-of-the-art technology in fields like graphics or physics will result in training environments that provide the full-spectrum view needed to model the world of the modern military. Technology Solutions Experts, Inc. (TSE) will develop standardized technologies to reduce the resources required in the creation of the foundational linkage between games and simulations. TSE will also support the full life cycle of game/simulation integration by compiling and centralizing knowledge about common processes, techniques, and challenges. TSE Phase II research and development will serve to lower the barrier for building effective training systems through the integration of existing distributed games and simulations. BENEFIT: TSE"s commercialization strategy will take advantage of the narrowing gap between gaming and military simulation technologies. With a clear path toward integration with military simulations, games are able to serve dual purposes as entertainment and effective training, analysis, or testing tools. This broadening of the market and expansion of value will create opportunities not only in game development, but in development tools and technical services for both private and government customers.