Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify project requirements
- Research and plan approach
- Investigate the real world environment to be simulated, to inform algorithms, rules, laws, physical and mathematical formulas that may be required
- Evaluate designs, plans and other information relevant to the project brief that may assist in modelling the real world environment
- Determine performance objectives, task complexity and user skill levels
- Determine the required depth of physical and functional fidelity, taking into account production requirements
- Research and suggest appropriate simulation authoring tools
- Collaborate with relevant personnel and discuss ideas and creative solutions
- Draft simulation design documents
- Identify processes that determine the functional behaviour of the simulation and specify how this behaviour is to be represented by control objects
- Define the underlying functionality in a model that specifies essential settings, states, conditions and parameters
- Specify user interface controls that enable users to interact with simulations
- Identify critical impacts, alerts or costs for incorrect user operation
- Specify positive and negative feedback to user responses when interacting with simulations
- Specify sequencing of difficulty levels, if required
- Confirm proposed simulation is technically achievable, in consultation with relevant personnel
- Present clear and detailed draft simulation design specifications in a format that can be used for discussion with and feedback from other team members
- Finalise simulation design documents