Modeling and Simulation: Linking Entertainment and Defense

by National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Modeling and Simulation: Opportunities for Collaboration Between the Defense and Ente, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, et al.

Book Overview

The entertainment industry and the U.S. Department of Defense?though differing widely in their motivations, objectives, and cultures?share a common, growing interest in modeling and simulation. In entertainment, modeling and simulation technologies drive multi-billion dollar markets in video games, virtual reality attractions and theme parks, and film. In DOD, modeling and simulation provides a cost-effective means of training troops, developing doctrine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309058422
• ISBN13: 9780309058421
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"