Metaverse Concept and Its Military Application

doi:10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.23-0722

Abstract

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Metaverse is a concept describing the fusion and interaction between virtual and real, which has become popular in business and academia since 2021. The aim is to study possible applications of metaverse in military. We sort out the definition, characteristics and development of this concept. Then we analyze the necessity of using the concept of military metaverse from the expansion of modeling and simulation(M&S) and live-virtual-constructive(LVC) simulation. And then we study the possible improvements of the military metaverse from the actual needs of military training, operation and information resource management. We sort out the prototype products of the military metaverse under development and analyze their typical development methods.

Key words: metaverse, military metaverse, extended reality, modeling & simulation, synthetic environment, military applications

CLC Number:

TP391.9

Tan Zhao, Lin Wu, JiuYang Tao, Shuai Li. Metaverse Concept and Its Military Application[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2023, 35(7): 1405-1420.

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序号	出处	对元宇宙的定义
1	维基百科^[18]	一个聚焦于社交连接的3D虚拟世界的网络，一个持久的、去中心化的线上三维虚拟环境；该虚拟环境可以通过虚拟现实眼镜、增强现实眼镜、手机、个人电脑和电子游戏进入
2	亚马逊工作室前全球战略主管、 “元宇宙商业之父”马修·鲍尔^[19]	大规模、可互操作的网络，能够实时渲染3D虚拟世界，借助大量连续性数据，如身份、历史、权利、对象、通信和支付等，可以让无限数量的用户体验实时同步和持续有效的在场感
3	英伟达CEO黄仁勋^[20]	互联网的下一场革命……是3D互联网，一个连接的、持久的虚拟世界网络……人类将通过拓展现实设备进入虚拟世界，而AI将作为物理机器人进入我们的世界
4	微软CEO萨提亚·纳德拉^[21]	使我们能够将计算嵌入到现实世界中，并将现实世界嵌入到计算中，从而为任何数字空间带来真实存在
5	Roblox公司CEO大卫·巴斯祖奇^[22]	其必要元素与Z世代和Alpha世代的社交和游戏偏好和愿望相似：身份、朋友、沉浸感、普遍性、多样性、易上手、经济、信任与文明
6	Improbable公司总裁、军事元宇宙专家赫尔曼·纳鲁拉^[23]	一系列相互关联、持续且身临其境的虚拟世界，为用户提供代理感和存在感
7	清华新媒沈阳团队^[3]	整合多种新技术而产生的新型虚实相融的互联网应用和社会形态，基于扩展现实技术提供沉浸式体验，基于数字孪生技术生成现实世界的镜像，基于区块链技术搭建经济体系，将虚拟世界与现实世界在经济系统、社交系统、身份系统上密切融合，并且允许每个用户进行内容生产和世界编辑

公司/机构	产品	描述
微软	Mesh for Teams	支持跨多设备和Microsoft Metaverse Apps Stack的虚拟协作和通信平台
英伟达	Omniverse	用于 3D 仿真和设计协作的可扩展实时参考开发平台
Meta	Horizon	依托先进的虚拟现实设备Oculus Quest2、libra代币等的虚拟现实协作平台
Decentraland	Decentraland	基于以太坊区块链的虚拟现实平台，使用MANA代币进行数字藏品的拍卖与交易
Roblox	Roblox	世界最大的MMO虚拟创作游戏，月活跃用户超2亿
Epic Games	虚幻引擎	《堡垒之夜》游戏引擎，可商用，能提供可迁移的混合现实服务，实现通用画面渲染
百度	希壤	国内首款元宇宙产品，旨在打造跨越虚拟与现实、永久续存的多人互动空间
Soulmate Inc	SoulMETA	基于社交app Soul，打造区别于线下社交关系，并在社交基础上进行消费、游戏等多元化场景融合的社交空间
韩国信息与通信产业振兴院	元宇宙联盟	成员包括450多家公司(如SK电信、友利银行、现代汽车等)，通过政企合作打造元宇宙生态系统

公司/机构	产品	简介
美国陆军	STE	合成训练环境，通过高保真的复杂地形构建和战斗建模仿真，实现士兵单人或群体协同的沉浸式训练
BISim	OWT	为美国陆军未来司令部STE项目开发的软件，结合卫星、传感器、扫描得到的3D数据，以呈现高保真地形模拟
Red 6	ATARS& CARBON	ATARS通过在飞行员的真实视野上投射虚拟敌机来模拟多机空战，提供真实战斗场景，降低培训整体成本；CARBON配合ATARS实现多用户在同一数字空间内的共同训练
Improbable	Skyral	元宇宙平台生态系统，支持合成环境协作开发，已完成两万台机器密集仿真和交互的压力测试，寻求达成多域作战规模计算和网络能力
波兰战争研究大学	SANSAR^[71]	一款三维虚拟世界平台，用户通过头戴设备进入以实现沉浸式体验，通过使用涉及危险环境的模拟和游戏活动来加强体验学习
Optimus System	DEIMOS	由韩国的军事训练模拟器供应商Optimus System基于空间同步技术的射击训练环境概念开发，可以帮助创造各类专业军事训练环境，包括精确射击训练、战术行为训练等

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