Artificial Intelligence Description:
My submission is an Annual Inspection of a Standby Monitor Regulator Station which features real-time tracking of user actions and feedback utilizing the capabilities innate to its built-in expert system. In this way, this interactive 3D simulation is able to function as a intelligent Virtual Instructor which is personified by a 3D avatar that follows the trainee step-by-step as he or she manipulates the system. This form and function of our Artificial Intelligence is certainly applicable across a very wide-range of training situations, but what my team and I like most about this type of training is that the intelligent instructor never grows bored and has your complete and full attention throughout the training process.
My submission is an Annual Inspection of a Standby Monitor Regulator Station which features real-time tracking of user actions and feedback utilizing the capabilities innate to its built-in expert system. In this way, this interactive 3D simulation is able to function as a intelligent Virtual Instructor which is personified by a 3D avatar that follows the trainee step-by-step as he or she manipulates the system. This form and function of our Artificial Intelligence is certainly applicable across a very wide-range of training situations, but what my team and I like most about this type of training is that the intelligent instructor never grows bored and has your complete and full attention throughout the training process.
The built-in AI prompts the user on what procedure or action is required at any given time. If the trainee performs an incorrect action, the AI agent notifies the trainee immediately and will "undo" that incorrect action to keep the trainee "on track” and then the intelligent instructor automatically repositions the simulation back to its previous state so the trainee can again try to perform the correct procedure or action. The instructor also provides a randomization feature which generates changes to the training procedure by randomly selecting different elements that are faulty and need repair. This keeps the training fresh and introduces a degree of uncertainty which forces the trainee to pay complete attention at all times.
Also included is an AI feature that allows the trainee to ask the instructor to provide assistance in locating gauges which are leaking and/or defective. This assistance is provided by an intelligent 3D avatar that accompanies the trainee throughout this simulation. If a trainee is unable to locate a leaking or faulty gauge and requires help, the AI instructor is intelligent enough to show that trainee exactly where these gauges are located. Not only will the avatar provide assistance at the user's request, but also demonstrates the shortest possible traveling route to locate these gauges.
I do believe that these AI features makes this type of computer-based training more engaging, while it also simultaneously delivers greater learning retention levels for its end-users. I also expect that practicing and training on this simulator will ultimately go a long way towards improving safety throughout the natural gas industry.
No Plug-in Required:
This simulation is built with the Unity 3 engine. If you already have the Unity Web Player installed on your system, then one click is all it takes to experience this high-fidelity interactive 3D training simulation directly from your browser. As with other types of web page content like movies and images, this simulation is cached so the next time that you happen to run this simulation it will load directly from your hard disk. If you do not have the Unity Web Player already installed on your system, please locate the installation link on the left side of this page. On Windows, the Unity Web Player requires Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. On Mac OS X, the Unity Web Player requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer.
This simulation is built with the Unity 3 engine. If you already have the Unity Web Player installed on your system, then one click is all it takes to experience this high-fidelity interactive 3D training simulation directly from your browser. As with other types of web page content like movies and images, this simulation is cached so the next time that you happen to run this simulation it will load directly from your hard disk. If you do not have the Unity Web Player already installed on your system, please locate the installation link on the left side of this page. On Windows, the Unity Web Player requires Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. On Mac OS X, the Unity Web Player requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer.
