METHOD TO CONTROL NATURAL NON-PLAYER CHARACTER RESPONSES FOR JUDGMENTAL USE-OF-FORCE SIMULATION TRAINING
Systems and methods for controlling characters in a judgmental use of force training simulation are provided. The systems and methods use a compliance range with endpoints that represent all possible responses from maximum non-compliance to maximum compliance and the various levels of compliance between the endpoints. For characters in the simulation, the systems and methods select an appropriate response by comparing a single compliance value assigned to the character from the compliance range with the single compliance value from the compliance range assigned to a responsive macro in a pool of responsive macros.
1 . A system for controlling characters in a judgmental use of force training simulation comprising:
a compliance range having a first endpoint that corresponds to maximum compliance and an opposite endpoint that corresponds to maximum non-compliance and values between the first endpoint and opposite endpoint corresponding to varying levels of compliance between maximum compliance and maximum non-compliance;
a plurality of characters wherein each character in the plurality of characters is assigned a first single compliance value from the compliance range;
a plurality of pools of macros wherein each pool of macros in the plurality of pools corresponds to a particular character response and wherein each macro in any pool of macros from any plurality of pools of macros is assigned a second single compliance value from the compliance range; and
wherein the system is designed to select a macro with the closest second single compliance value to the first single compliance value when selecting an appropriate action response for a character from the plurality of characters.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the compliance range has a median that represents a neutral response and responses become progressively more non-compliant on one side of the median and progressively more compliant on an opposite side of the median.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first single compliance value is selectable prior to commencement of the simulation and adjustable thereafter.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a system wide compliance value that can control the first single compliance value for each character in the plurality of characters.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first single compliance value is designed to adjust automatically based on a response of a trainee.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein subsets of characters from the plurality of characters are grouped into teams and the first single compliance value of each character in a team is designed to be set by a single team compliance value.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each macro, from a pool of macros from the plurality of pools of macros is comprised of a plurality of character actions.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein each character action is assigned a third compliance value from the compliance range.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the second compliance value for each macro is comprised from the third compliance value of each character action in each macro.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each character's facial expression is adjusted based on the first compliance value.
11 . A method for controlling characters in a judgmental use of force training simulation comprising:
assigning a first compliance value to each character in the simulation wherein the first compliance value is selected from a compliance range having a first endpoint that corresponds to maximum compliance and an opposite endpoint that corresponds to maximum non-compliance and values between the first endpoint and opposite endpoint corresponding to varying levels of compliance between maximum compliance and maximum non-compliance;
receiving a request for an action for a first character in the simulation;
selecting a pool of macros that corresponds with an appropriate response to the request for an action;
selecting a macro from the pool of macros wherein each macro in the pool of macros is assigned a second single compliance value from the compliance range and the selecting step selects a macro with the closest second single compliance value to the first single compliance value; and
executing the macro to cause the first character to respond to the request for action.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the compliance range has a median that represents a neutral response and responses become progressively more non-compliant on one side of the median and progressively more compliant on an opposite side of the median.
13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of setting the first single compliance value prior to commencement of the simulation.
14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of adjusting the first single compliance value during the simulation.
15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of adjusting the first single compliance value based on a response of a trainee.
16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising grouping a subset of characters from the plurality of characters into teams and setting the first single compliance value of each character in a team by setting a single team compliance value.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each macro, from a pool of macros from the plurality of pools of macros is comprised of a plurality of character actions.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein each character action is assigned a third compliance value from the compliance range.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the second compliance value for each macro is comprised from the third compliance value of each character action in each macro.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each character's facial expression is adjusted based on the first compliance value.