Authors: Raleigh Adams, Emma Katovich, Alex Adkins, and Dr. Sophie Jörg
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sophie Jörg
College: School of Computer Science
Virtual environments can be used to test a variety of scenarios that cannot be tested in the real world. The objective of this research project was to create a working virtual environment using the game engine Unity, that can be used to replicate NASA’s Survival on the Moon test. In this test, team members are asked to rank fifteen survival items based on how important they believe them to be for reaching the mother ship. Their answers are then compared to the NASA ranking to evaluate their problem solving and teamwork skills. Our environment can be used to investigate teamwork between individuals and how different variables, such as different levels of control over the environment, presentation within it, or the challenge they are posed might affect the team’s success.
Raleigh Adams 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium
