Keith Brawner: Modeling and Simulation | Decision Advantage #15
Keith Brawner, PhD is the Program Manager of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies UARC and Senior Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Area, Soldier Effective Directorate, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Soldier Center.
In this episode, Keith provides an overview of the importance of modeling, simulation, entertainment, games, and synthetic environments for the Army.
00:58 - Introduction, military simulation and entertainment
03:21 - University affiliated research center
04:54 - Core competencies of ICT
06:30 - Defining simulation, modeling, and wargames through communities
11:28 - List of major modeling and simulation stakeholders/communities
13:30 - DEVCOM Soldier Center
15:30 - "All but war is simulation"
17:50 - Virtual reality
20:10 - How does AI fit into modeling and simulation
23:45 - The importance of terrain
26:45 - Ender's Game
30:57 - Exciting technology developments