Authors:
Pablo Figueroa
1
;
Carlos Francisco Rodriguez
1
;
Jose Tiberio Hernandez
1
;
Juan Camilo Blanco
2
;
Raul Oses
1
and
Luis Ballesteros
1
Affiliations:
1
Los Andes University, Colombia
;
2
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Keyword(s):
Virtual Simulation, Shooting Trainer, Military Training.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Environments
;
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics
;
Games for Education and Training
;
Geometry and Modeling
;
Hardware Technologies for Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Environments
;
Interactive Environments
;
Physics-Based Modeling
Abstract:
We present a simulator for militar fluvial boats, in which we concentrate in the task of shooting. Shooting
from a boat is particularly challenging, due to rapid movements, river conditions, and special considerations
that should be taken into account for a shooters security. We present a hardware platform that simulates boat
movements under different scenarios. On top of such platform, a user is able to freely move around, aim a
target, and shoot by using a handle that holds a display and replicates a large gun. Our system can also report
metrics related to a users performance. This paper presents the main hardware and software components, the
main tasks we would like to address in our simulator, the information in users reports, and some preliminary
tests of the implemented functionality.