Andre Balta (Cubic)
Carl Dungca (Cubic)

MIT Student Center, Room 307 (Mezzanine)

Gaming to training: How to build effective training experiences with Unreal Engine

Cubic will be presenting a workshop segment at the MIT Hackathon. The presentation will do a broad stroke on how game development applies to Virtual Training and Game Based Learning. The following topics will be covered:

  • Applications of Game Engines to Naval Training: 
  • Applying the “Studio” model to learning and training games
  • Using Game Design for Instructional System Design: The presenter will discuss how game “design thinking” can be used to design the most instructionally accurate learning product for the military. Game feature such as breadcrumbs, waypoints, and blowing objects can be used to enhance training.
     
  • Technical Challenges with Game Based Learning: The presenters will demonstrate key technical challenges faced on the IVSE and what developers did to work through them. This will be an under the hood look at the system and tools used. Topics will include challenges with level streaming, interactions between physics models and the engine, etc.
     
  • Additional “realities” for training”: The presenters will discuss concepts of how AR/VR/MR will be used to advance virtual training products. 

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Andre Balta
Andre Balta

During his tenure at Cubic Andre has served in various technical leadership roles that range from Studio Manager to Systems Engineering Manager. In these roles Andre has mastered several different facets of the training product continuum from game based learning to large gunnery trainers to marksmanship simulators. Prior to joining Cubic, Andre held an engineering position at L-3 Link developing flight simulators. A native of Florida currently residing in Winter Park, Andre holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida and also a master’s degree in Enterprise Systems Engineering from University Central San Diego.

 

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Carl Dungca
Carl Dungca

Carl Dungca is Senior Technical Designer at Cubic Advanced Learning Solutions (http://www.cubic.com), developing immersive training simulations for the US Navy. Prior to that, he was a Designer and Producer in the commercial video game industry, working on projects for various platforms--several utilizing nontraditional input and feedback systems--at companies including Electronic Arts and TOKYOPOP. He holds an MS in Interactive Entertainment from University of Central Florida’s FIEA and a BA in Digital Media, also from UCF. He is an active proponent within Orlando’s game development scene and serves as an Advisor to Indienomicon’s monthly games showcase (http://www.indienomicon.com), now in its fourth year.