NonKin Village: Autonomous avatars for 3D simulation

Recently I came across a fantastic university project that adapts avatars within VBS2 (a military based simulation framework) so that they are completely autonomous.

Scenes can be created so that multi-player students can gain experience in foreign cultures and learn to be sensitive to local norms, values, relationship building, and stakeholder issues prior to arriving for real.

This type of 3D learning simulation is useful for many types of training such as multinational corporations tutoring their workers, international aid organisations training their field representatives, and diplomatic advisors and military forces needing to learn how to handle counter-insurgency, stabilisation and development issues.

Why not take a look at the video below: