This article reviews fundamental concepts of modeling and simulation in computational sciences, such as a model, analyticaland numerical-based modeling, simulation, validation, verification, etc., in relation to the virtual labs widely-offered as parts of engineering education. Virtual tools that can be used in electromagnetic engineering are also introduced.

This paper explores the issues involved in designing and developing network softrarare architectures for large-scale virtual environments. We present our ideas in the context of NPSNET-IV, the first 3-D virtual environment that incorDorates both the IEEE 1278 distributed interactive simulation (DlS) application protocol and the lP multicast network protocol for multiplayer simulation over the l...

This study lies in the context of virtual engineering and human information systems. We propose to model and implement the behaviour of believable virtual agents, using ideas from psychology (cognitive maps, affordances) and neurophysiology (active perception, movement prediction). Virtual worlds are peopled with autonomous entities improvising in free interaction. Autonomization of a model con...