System Approach to Simulations for Training: Instruction, Technology, and Process Engineering

Parallel and distributed simulation (PADS) emerged in the early 1980s, and over the past three decades, PADS systems have matured into vital technologies, particularly for military applications. This chapter provides a basic overview of one specific PADS application area: distributed real-time simulation-based training (SBT). The chapter opens with a brief description of distributed real-time SBT and 372its development. It then lists the recurrent challenges faced by such systems with respect to instructional best practices, technology, and use.