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Distributed Simulation

Beyond the Military

Roger Smith

Chief Software Architect, BTG Inc.

(407) 977-3310

smithr@modelbenders.com

2000 Distributed Simulation & Real-time Applications Workshop

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Is Real-time Distributed Simulation a Weapon?

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War is an anomaly, not the natural state of things.

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Military Applications

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Spears into Plowshares

Split the Atom -> Nuclear Power

Chemical Revolution -> New Medicines

Gunpowder -> Construction

Kevlar -> Oil Exploration Equipment

Cryptography -> Internet Commerce and EDI

Real-time Distributed Simulation -> ???

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Real-time distributed Simulation can do more . . .

Wargames - Training in alternatives to killing

Medicine - Chemical interactions

Poverty - Distributed Jobs

Hunger - Transport Food, Reduce Waste, Predict Weather

Commerce - Accelerate Velocity of Money

Education - Teach Everyone (Pub/Sub in Chat)

Economy - Sustain Growth, Avoid Collapse

Communications - Share Info, Predict Needs (Hurricane)

Environment - Weather, Earthquakes, Hurricanes

Public Safety -Traffic, Disease

Entertainment - Beyond shooting games

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The Big Step

Uni-processor, Stand-alone, One-lab, One-operator

LAN, Internet, Distributed, Global-lab, Multiple Operators

Who is going to use this?

Why would they care about DIS/DES?

Do they have money to pay for it?

How do we get their attention?

Are we interested in their problems?

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What Can We Do In Real-time?

Analyze the Past

Predict the Future

Interact with the Present

Monitor the Present and Build Models

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Domain-based Delta

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- Analysis

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Analysis

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Traffic Analysis

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Distributed Engineering

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Air Traffic Control

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Radio Data Analysis

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Prediction

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Weather Prediction

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Internet Traffic Planning

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Stock Market Prediction

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Interaction

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Real-time Control

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Movie Production Pipelining

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Distributed Theme Parks

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Multiplayer Network Gaming

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Next Generation Console Games

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Massively Multiplayer Gaming

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Distributed Real-time Holodeck