Synthetic environment

Synthetic environment refers to simulations on the internet that represent activities at a high level of realism, from simulations of theaters of war to factories and manufacturing processes. These environments may be created within a single computer or a vast distributed network connected by local and wide area networks and augmented by super-realistic special effects and accurate behavioral models. SE allows visualization of and immersion into the environment being simulated.^[1]

The synthetic environment could be divided into the terms below to eliminate ambiguity and confusion:

• Synthetic natural environment - Representation of climate, weather, terrain, oceans, space, etc.
• Synthetic human-made environment - Representation of human-made structures like buildings, bridges, and roads
• Synthetic psychological environment - Representation of psychological influences on individuals and/or groups based on demography and other cultural factors.

See also

• Modeling and simulation
• Glossary of military modeling and simulation
• Computer simulation

References

Further reading

• Braudaway, Wesley Ph.D., "Chapter 3 Synthetic Natural Environments Representation", University of Central Florida, [2]