From: darken@seas.gwu.edu (Rudolph Darken)
Subject: Virtual Environments at the Naval Research Lab
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1991 21:46:26 GMT
Organization: George Washington University



    Virtual Environments at the Naval Research Lab, Washington, D.C.

The ENEWS ( Effectiveness of Naval Electronic Warfare Systems ) program
at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has recently begun a virtual env-
ironments  project with the goal of simulating  naval warfare scenarios
within virtual space for tactical and strategic evaluation. At present,
our lab consists of two SG VGX machines and several PIs. The work is be-
ing done by two GW graduate students ( I'm one of them ) under the dir-
ection of Dr. Allen Duckworth. 

I'll probably have  more to say on what we're  doing as soon  as I find
out myself. Like I mentioned, the  project is very new and our focus of
attention has not yet been determined.

We'd be interested in talking with  anyone who might be working in this
application of virtual worlds, particulary other military labs. Thanks.

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Rudy Darken                 The George Washington University
darken@seas.gwu.edu        The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
(202)404-7615
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