America's MOVES
Founded in 2000, t he Modeling, Vir t ual Environmen t s, and Simula t ion ( MOVES ) Ins t i t u t e , a program at the Naval Postgraduate School ( NPS ), has crea t ed educa t ion and research programs suppor t ing simula t ion t echnologies used by Defense and Homeland Securi t y par t ners t o t rain personnel and t o analyze sys t ems for opera t ional effec t iveness . The MOVES research program is designed to explore application of emerging technology to critical DoD modeling and simulation needs. Research focus areas are: 3D visual simulation and networked virtual environments Computer-generated autonomy and computational cognition Human-performance engineering and Immersive technologies Game-based simulation, understanding, and analysis ...