Description
Virtual worlds are 3D immersive environments that allow multiple users to inhabit the same virtual environment and interact with each other, as well as objects, within the environment. Each user within the environment is represented by their virtual self wh ich is referred to as an avatar. The virtual environment can be a processing plant, an offshore platform, an oilfield or any environment that one wishes to create.
This presentation will discuss applications of virtual world technologies in three topical themes:
- No other way to do it –for example, it is not possible to have realistic enactment of an explosion and fire on an offshore platform with the ensuing chaos. However, this technology can provide realistic simulation taking into account human behavior which cannot be accomplished any other way.
- Application to operations and maintenance.
- Does this make sense? There are places where one could apply virtual world technology but does it make sense?
It is the author’s intent to use the presentation material as a means of having a discussion around this topic. This presentation will not discuss the intersection between virtual world technology, complex simulation and augmented reality.