Development of observing and recording system for machine-maintenance training in distributed virtual environment

Abstract

Application of Distributed Virtual Environment(DVE) System technology has been studied, as an effective training method for machine-maintenance by group work. The feature of this DVE system is that it aims at affording Multi-Modal Communication(MMC) so that the users (either trainees or instructor) be able to not only watch the behaviors of other members but also communicate verbally with each other in synchronous mode. In this study, observing and recording system has been developed additionally for DVE based group training system as the device of enhancing training course, which can help instructors give effective advice trainees during training session and by playback mode after the session, or analyze trainees' performance from the recorded data of training session.