Simulations
Visual Purple’s technologically advanced intelligent simulations take place within realistic 3D spaces. With over thirteen years of experience in converting and translating client educational materials and cultures into moving, story-rich interactive experiences, Visual Purple has sought and embraced the superior training opportunities offered by the advent of 3D training spaces. Over the years, several ‘flavors’ of simulations have been created and deployed for clients. A perennial favorite are Visual Purple’s ‘battle-proven’ decision-based simulations. Over the last few years, more and more clients have enjoyed virtual world simulations that afford the trainee more control over their simulation experience. The big challenge, of course, is ensuring that the trainee is being trained and not just ‘playing.’ This is why Visual Purple offers intelligent simulations that persistently monitor trainees and adjust the world or experience accordingly to keep them engaged in productive and demonstrable ways that meet the training or learning objectives. These simulations have evolved to our latest offering, Hybrid – the best of the virtual world and decision-based approaches. An often-overlooked critical aspect of simulation training is the best manner in which to train: individual or collectively. Visual Purple offers three modes:
Single Player, Single Role
The trainee will always play one role; synchronous interaction with live players not supported or desirable due to intelligent simulation world.
Available: Decision-Based, Virtual World, Hybrid, Embedded
Single Player, Multi-Role
The trainee may select from available roles and play the simulation from the unique perspective afforded by that role; synchronous interaction with live players is not supported or desirable due to intelligent nature of simulation world. Expect longer production time than single player, single role simulations but per role production time and costs will be lower.
Available: Decision-Based, Virtual World, Hybrid, Embedded
Multiplayer
Playable by several trainees at the same time with the ability to choose from a variety of different roles. Live interaction supported for collective training but not required through use of intelligent Non-Player Characters (NPCs) that fill-in for trainees that may not be able to participate as expected. In other words, the training can always occur if even only one trainee shows up. Expect increased production costs to craft and support a custom, intelligent persistent virtual world.
Available: Virtual World
All Visual Purple intelligent simulations are carefully crafted using Adult Learning Techniques and educational theory. Trainees follow realistic scenarios through environments of high-fidelity graphics while developing the knowledge base and critical thinking skills necessary to make decisions and take action. The trainees then meet the consequences of their choices, positive or negative. Meanwhile, a combination of proprietary technologies allows supervisors to monitor proficiency, test for aptitude, and model complex processes (often through an LMS). Visual Purple’s custom developed training environments provide intuitive, persistent environments in which any approved trainee can, at any time or location, access the simulation and find it evolving. Alternately, the training environment may be configured to save and restore to a specific state so that training may be on demand. Collaboration or the ability to interact with other trainees is supported but more attractive to many clients are single player training environments enabled in a private, secure world replete with behaviorally intelligent NPCs.
Primer on Avatars and Non-Player Characters (NPCs)
All Visual Purple intelligent simulations are carefully crafted using Adult Learning Techniques and educational theory. Trainees follow realistic scenarios through environments of high-fidelity graphics while developing the knowledge base and critical thinking skills necessary to make decisions and take action. The trainees then meet the consequences of their choices, positive or negative. Meanwhile, a combination of proprietary technologies allows supervisors to monitor proficiency, test for aptitude, and model complex processes (often through an LMS). Visual Purple’s custom developed training environments provide intuitive, persistent environments in which any approved trainee can, at any time or location, access the simulation and find it evolving. Alternately, the training environment may be configured to save and restore to a specific state so that training may be on demand. Collaboration or the ability to interact with other trainees is supported but more attractive to many clients are single player training environments enabled in a private, secure world replete with behaviorally intelligent NPCs.