The new Airbus A400M simulator is designed and built by Thales Training and Simulation in Crawley.
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An early example is the sugarscape simulation done in 1995 by Joshua Epstein and Robert Axtell, of the Brookings Institution.
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Two other real-world, professional demos include a 3D training and simulation app that trains welders, and a practice and assessment application, created by a facial reconstruction doctor, which uses the 3D app to prepare for highly complex, intricate surgeries he plans to perform.
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Another example of the closing gap between the worlds of gaming and grown-up simulation is the decision in May by Digital Sandbox, a supplier of simulation software to America's defence department, to set up a consumer division to make computer games.
By throwing more computing horsepower at the problem than ever before and comparing the simulation results with experimental observations of real protein behaviour, it should be possible to find out why it has failed in the past.
Maxis had gone down the multiplayer road to make the simulation more realistic by letting cities in the same virtual landscapes share elements such as pollution, crime and resources such as coal, she said.
There was outrage from the home team in injury time when MacDonald was booked for simulation, St Johnstone's players and management team claiming the striker had been fouled by Alan Archibald as he progressed towards goal.
Business-simulation games are available for everyone from managers to call-centre workers and have been used by companies from Coca-Cola to Shell.
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The Super Bowl XLVI simulation was conducted utilizing artificial intelligence powered by real-life data from each team to determine player ratings, and includes variances, such as injuries, to predict the outcome.
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