Biosimmer: A Virtual Reality Simulator for Training First Responders in a BW Scenario

Conference · Wed Nov 11 04:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:1920

Shawver, D M ^[1]; Sobel, A L; Stansfield, S A

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1. Sandia National Laboratories

BioSimMER (Bioterrorism Simulated Medical Emergency Response) is a Virtual Reality-based mission rehearsal and training environment. BioSimMER employs contingency-oriented, multiple-path algorithms and MOESINIOPS focused on real-world operations. BioSimMER is network-based and immerses multiple trainees in a high resolution synthetic environment, including virtual casualties and instruments that they may interact with and manipulate. Trainees are represented as individuals by virtual human Avatars. The simulation consists of several components: virtual casualties dynamically manifest the symptoms of their injuries and respond to the intervention of the trainees. Agent transport analysis is used to simulate casualty exposures and to drive the responses of simulated sensors/detectors. The selected prototype scenario is representative of combined injuries anticipated in BW operations.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1920
• Report Number(s): SAND98-2533C; ON: DE00001920
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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