Transforming Lives: High-Performance, High-Risk Training with Mixed Reality

Introduction

The use of Mixed and Augmented reality is being applied within extreme training applications where there are life and death consequences. In high-risk, high-intensity training, MR/AR extend human performance. The use of MR/AR to capture, simulate, analyze human experience is being applied to the next generation training to transform lives of both professionals and their subjects.

Whether training to be a soldier or surgeon (or both), new paradigms in human experience modeling are defining the next generation training with MR/AR that will define all other forms of training. Guest speakers present and share the challenges and achievements made with MR/AR to transform lives.

Workshop Objectives

• To connect those who are and want to be active in training for high-performance and high-risk jobs, and developing tools for those who are training end users,
• To inform participants regarding the state of the art technology, in terms of responsiveness and accuracy when compared with real world situations,
• To evaluate the most popular applications for MR/AR training today and in the near future, and
• To jointly shape a vision for the future.

• Who Should Attend?

  This workshop will appeal to:

• Those who are active in medical and military training and related fields,
• Researchers for MR/AR next generation technology, treatment and techniques, and
• Designers of tools and technologies for medical and military training professionals.
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  Program

  To be determined, based on participant and speakers.

  Participants

  Prospective participants are invited to register for this workshop.

  
  

  The workshop fee is $190 for IEEE members, $245 for non-members, prior to September 15, 2009.

  
  

  How to Contribute to this Workshop

  To contribute to this workshop, please send a short statement of your qualifications (experience in the domain) and sent via e-mail to .

  
  

  Contributors will present and/or manage the breakout groups and co-lead the workshop with the chair.

  
  
  
  

  this page last updated August 10, 2009