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For Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT. System Requirements: 4 MB RAM, 8 bit color monitor, 2x CD-ROM drive. ... Read more

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A033873. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Currently, Student Naval Aviators are trained to interpret 1:50,000scale contour maps by watching VHS videotapes. These tapes show a helicoptermoving about twice its normal speed over desert terrain. Primarily due to thelack of interactivity in these videos, students often make mistakes very earlyin the videotaped flight. The helicopter does not stop until the tape is over,hence, the training evolution quickly becomes useless because students usuallymake mistakes during the first minute of the tape and are unable to recover orto learn from those mistakes. Based on a previous study at the NavalPostgraduate School, a training system that utilizes virtual environmenttechnology was developed that is compliant with the Information for the 21stCentury (IT-21) initiative. The system was built using a Windows NT / Intel(Wintel) based computer along with three 24-inch monitors to train the tasks ofmap interpretation and terrain association. This desktop system was fielded atHelicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 10 (HS-10) for experimentation. Results ofthis experiment indicate that student pilots who received VE training performedthe navigation task better in the helicopter than students who received onlyconventional training. Also, an IT-21 Wintel based computer is capable ofrendering a graphically intensive multi-monitor application at frame ratessuitable for training. ... Read more