The military and the studios often work with the same technologies, for example
Virtual reality and XNUMXD simulators
Avi Blizovsky
When people think of Hollywood they think of innovation and creativity.
But when people think of the military, they think of a controlled place
and traditional. When it comes to technology, the two worlds merge.
Some of the great graphics techniques that brought the dinosaurs back to life
In movies like Hurr Park, or create huge waves in the movie "The Perfect Storm"
were adapted today by the US Department of Defense for pilot training
and providing virtual reality training for the special forces.
The military and the world of entertainment are also the two customers who pushed the silicon company
graphic. In both, the people standing at the decision-making junction are not satisfied,
For them, the result is always not good enough, says Greg Estes, ESTES deputy
President of Marketing at SGI .The artists and computer experts pushed in the twenty years
the latest technology development. "Our first customer was NASA,
The other was Walt Disney Studios," says Estes.
Estes says that most of the features in the flight simulators are used for training
Fighter pilots were generally developed according to the demand of the entertainment industry. The graphics allowed
to convey information that training, aerial photography and weather forecasting were among
The exhibits made at the Graphic Technology Forum and the Digital Battlefield
hosted by SGI in Washington.
The XNUMXD simulators allow the pilot to see the exact landscape
before he takes off. Much more information can be absorbed with the sense of sight
than the text, so the visualization is very important. " says Arthur
MOMEY, former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense in the fields of systems
Command and control communications. Mooney is currently a member of the board of directors of
According to SGI, marking with markers on a map on the wall was the latest thing
at the very beginning of his military career. Now, he says, the information gathered
However, the world is processed elsewhere, becoming a graphic that is understandable to everyone
anywhere. "For me it's a revolution." He concludes.
Some pilots who trained in these high-tech simulators said that
The visualization of the land and agricultural areas helped them while in the cell
The real pilot.
"There were pilots who told me after the flight that they felt they had already been there
The place" says Robert Mace from Anteon company.
It's best to fight over familiar ground, and we provide that in the format
XNUMXD, so they could practice a virtual reality demonstration of the task
theirs before someone real might shoot them. Mays says, in the past
US Navy pilot.
Antheon is a systems engineering company that works together with the agency
the American for mapping to make the raw information useful for
the army.
While Hollywood has the opportunity to refine and perfect the tornadoes
And the dinosaurs, military strategists have hours or even minutes to get
decisions. While Hollywood can work on one picture for weeks or even
months, army strategists have only a few hours. Processing capacity
The speed of information can be extremely essential for systems
Military for weather forecasting for example. Correct prediction can be a component
Critical on the battlefield, and can also provide data for the decision to fly or not
fly.
Forecasters have been using supercomputers for years to develop their forecasts.
SGI says that the technology makes it possible to translate the data into such a form
that pilots, navigators at sea or ground forces will be able to understand immediately.
Instead of seeing a stream of data in running text, our technology can
to create a visual presentation that is much clearer, and faster for the human eye." says
John Burwell, Director of Government Industries at SGI
Companies like Alias/Wavefront that specialize in XNUMXD graphics for movies,
Video and interactive games use this technology to develop
War games for the US Army, Navy and CIA. A programmer can combine
2D images from satellites to create environments where you can "walk"
or "fly" before the truth missions.
SGI's Estes says the symbiotic relationship between the military and industry
Entertainment brings these two factors to be the leaders of technology.
The same supercomputer used for weather forecasting models for the military,
For example, it was also used by Light & Magic studios for the films "The Perfect Storm"
and Pearl Harbor. He says.
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