multiplayer games invests players in games and compels them to play. As the military attempts to incorporate information technologies into simulation, Herz suggests that it will require not only hardware and software infrastructure but also the cultural infrastructure to leverage these resources. Macedonia recognizes the role that the commercial game industry has played in military simulations ...

The use of additive manufacturing technologies is becoming more widespread. Obviously, such a new and innovative technology should also be used in the defence industry, despite many strict safety criteria that have to met this field. current paper presents, without being complete, some notable military applications where are expected become significant near future.

The DoD develops and manages information exchange requirements and their associated business practices to support all military operations. To support the required information exchanges, messaging standards and associated business rules for information exchange among command and control systems have been developed and used for the past thirty years. These messaging standards serve a global user ...

America has been in space for over 40 years, yet there seems to be little common understanding of how to integrate space into all aspects of military operations. A common vision for the military application of space forces is vital for America in a period of growing space reliance and decreasing space budgets. Our fielded forces rely on space for a variety of essential missions including commun...

IntroductIon This article intends to cover operational-knowledge management (KM) as implemented in the military. In particular, it is based on experience and published examples from the U.S. Army and the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces). It concentrates on the characteristics of operational knowledge as the core type of interest for the military due to the nature of the mission. The proxy of human ...

The book analyzes the multifarious exchange of algorithmic technologies and concepts between the military and the media industry from the early 1990s until now. Unlike most related scholarly work which focuses on digital games, it drafts a model of programmable media which is grounded in a closereading of the key technologies, most notably the paradigm of object-oriented programming, and recons...

The translation of Digital products applicable to military application has been affected by the DoD's need for lower cost products. Products developed for military application must retain robust mechanical characteristics; however, each product may be tailored to meet government specifications such as mean time between failure and temperature range. Design changes for military use have had a be...

The growing use and success of M&S in military-defense activities begs several questions. First, what situational factors and conditions make the use of M&S a critical enabler for maintaining U.S. military-defense operational and tactical readiness? Second, can we postulate that identical or similar situational factors and conditions could identify other industries and markets positioned for br...