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Australian Researchers use Torque 3D for Robots, Simulations

By james_fudge

Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia have used the Torque 3D engine technology to create a simulation that models  protection methods around critical infrastructure. The researchers are showing off their work at the World Computing Congress 2010 in Brisbane this week. The simulation was created by games programmer Adrian Boeing, security expert William Bailey and senior lecturer for the universities' School of Computer and Security Science Martin Masek.

Masek said they chose Torque 3D because of their knowledge with the engine and because it provided a level of immersion that you can only get with a first-person, 3D perspective:

"If they're not visualized in 3D, they're not immersive," he said. "If you put yourself in the shoes of someone, it helps you come up with possibilities you might have never thought of before."

The trio of researchers showed off how the simulation works at World Computing Congress 2010, demonstrating a small-scale city as a model that authorities and response personnel could identify threats and formulate the appropriate tactics. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 20, 2010 (boomark / email).