Authors:
Alessandro Zocco
1
;
Davide Cannone
1
and
Lucio Tommaso De Paolis
2
Affiliations:
1
Elettronica S.p.A., Italy
;
2
University of Salento, Italy
Keyword(s):
Stereoscopic Vision, Human Computer Interface, Network Centric Operations, Command and Control System.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications and Services
;
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Human and Computer Interaction
;
Human-Computer Interaction
Abstract:
Network Centric Warfare can be accomplished thanks to a network of geographically distributed forces, granting a flow of increased contents, quality and timeliness of information, building up a shared situational awareness. When this flow is displayed to an operator, there is the possibility of reaching a state of information overload. To avoid this situation, new ways to conceive the interface between human and computer must be evaluated. This paper proposes an experimental stereoscopic 3D synthetic environment aimed to improve the understanding of the modern battle spaces. This facility is part of the LOKI Project, a Command and Control system for Electronic Warfare developed by Elettronica S.p.A. We discuss technical details of the system and describe a preliminary usability study. This first evaluation is very positive and encourages continuing research into Human-Computer Interaction for military applications.