One area experiencing rapid growth in the use of computers in recent years is simulation. Simulations are used for training in procedures that would be too dangerous or expensive to perform in real life. Some simulations are even used for routine and...

Space explorers venture into the unknown. But the support crews of the space explorers do their best to send their imagination, analysis, and scientific knowledge ahead. Simulation has always been an integral part not only of astronaut training but...

One of the most fancy and cutting-edge applications of computer technology is in the building of simulations that emulate the behavior of real-life or theoretical systems or situations. Such simulations can serve a variety of purposes such as training...

A teaching method in which an actual situation is recreated in the teaching and learning process so that learners can have opportunity to experience the situation and practise their understanding of the way that they should act in that situation before...

A simulation is an imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system. Historically, the word had...

More than 85 federal and local law enforcement agencies kicked off a two-day exercise Wednesday to prepare for a possible mass migration from the Caribbean, such as might occur following a change in government in Cuba.Officials declined to provide details about the exercises, citing security...

If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and don't get bored easily, the European Space Agency may be looking for you. It is looking for 12 volunteers for a simulated mission to Mars that will last up to 520 days...

A computer simulation of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks supports a federal agency's findings that the initial impact from the hijacked airplanes stripped away crucial fireproofing material and that the weakened towers collapsed under their own weight.The two-year Purdue University study, funded in part...

Six Taiwanese jet fighters touched down on a highway in central Taiwan Tuesday, as the island responded to a simulated attack from rival China at the start of three days of extensive war games.This year's annual Hankuang (Chinese Glory) military exercises come with President Chen...