The following figure provides a summary of media characteristics for development requirements. Contractors shall use Appendix A for all development requirements specific to each Learning objective for each rating.
Refer to Figure J.1 (Wave 3 FRD Template) for the following ratings:
Figure I.1 Wave 3 FRD Template
Definitions of Terms Appearing in Figure I.1
| Media Characteristic |
| Definition |
| All Levels |
| IMI 1 |
| Text |
| (Self-explanatory) |
| Appearance Replication |
| Replicate object or environment (Object modeling). Modeling objects visually so they look the same as they would in a live setting with realistic proportions, color, textural appearance, etc. (static models). Modeling objects visually so they include all the features of static models and they react and function as they would in a live setting with the correct speed, acceleration, trajectory, etc. (active models). |
| Audio |
| Can include voiceover narration and sounds corresponding with visual presentations, animations, audio clip recordings, mechanical sounds (e.g., beeps, buzzes, clicks) and replications of natural environmental sounds. |
| High Resolution |
| Highly detailed, high resolution 2D graphic or image. High level of detail and focus in visual representation/replication. |
| 2D Graphic |
| Highly detailed image. High resolution (2D graphics). High level of detail and focus in visual representation/replication. Can be depicted in a 2D or 3D graphic. |
| Object (Entity) Modeling |
| See Appearance Replication. |
| 3D Graphic |
| Exploded view and/or view all sides of object (e.g. system, component). Provide a visual depiction in an X-Y-Z scale (width, height, depth) to depict components within a larger system (“exploded” view) or to provide a rotational view of all sides of a component or system. |
| Environmental Sound |
| Audio (generic). Generic tone/audio indicator used to cue follow-on action. Can include voiceover narration (this does not include person-to-person communication) and sounds corresponding with visual presentations, animations, audio clip recordings, mechanical sounds (e.g., beeps, buzzes, clicks) and replications of natural environmental sounds. |
| Motion Graphic/Video |
| (Self-explanatory) |
| Audio (realistic). Replication of exact tenor, frequency, tone, regularity, pitch and/or volume. Can include voiceover narration and sounds corresponding with visual presentations, animations, audio clip recordings, mechanical sounds (e.g., beeps, buzzes, clicks) and replications of natural environmental sounds. |
| IMI 2 |
| Simple Item Selection |
| Interaction with courseware requires inputs/selections to occur one at a time. |
| Immediate Instructor Communication |
| See Person-to-person Communication. |
| Procedural Response |
| Input actions performed in sequence or step-by-step. |
| Environmental Effects (Visual) |
| Environmental conditions impact responses or reactions. Environmental effects. Model effects found in or caused by environment such as rain, snow, fog, dust, wind, shadow, glare, light conditions, etc. |
| IMI 3 |
| Complex Controls |
| Interaction with courseware that allows various inputs with various feedback or responses from the system for the different inputs. |
| Depth Cueing |
| Ability to judge distance between objects. Depth perception (2D graphics). Convey accurate and realistic distances, or perception of changing distances, between and among various elements indicative of the operational environment. Can be depicted in a 2D or 3D graphic. |
| Complex Scenarios |
| Actions of the trainee impact the scenario, where the scenario can change based on inputs provided by the trainee, resulting in multiple ways an LO can be executed. |
| Person-to-person Communication |
| Verbal Person-to-person communication (verbal). Conveys discernable voice communication between and among personnel (e.g., instructor/Sailor, Sailor/Sailor, Sailor/role player, etc.). |
| Open-ended Navigation |
| Nonlinear navigation that includes access to all parts of the courseware potentially through the use of menus, hyperlinks, bookmarks, pop-up windows, multiple navigation panes, etc. |
| Nonverbal Person-to-person communication (nonverbal). Conveys message without the use of verbal communication (e.g., hand signals, light signals, flags signals, etc.). |
| Report Performance |
| The ability to view, review or document responses during practice or performance of an LO. |
| Record/Replay Performance |
| The need to record student performance to allow for replay and review of that performance after the LO has been executed. |
| Visual Motion Awareness |
| Sensation of moving through an environment relative to other objects. |
| Complex Media |
| Realistic Physics |
| Objects behave realistically in response to gravity, friction, or force. Convey accurate and realistic, natural, physical laws (not gaming properties). Objects respond to gravity, collisions and friction in the same way they would in the real world. |
| Out-of-tolerance Feedback |
| The required actions to execute the LO are constrained by limiting factors, impacting the way the LO is performed. These limiting factors must be considered and accounted for in performance of the LO (e.g., actions must be taken within a certain time frame, at very precise times or locations, performed with a specific amount of pressure or at a certain pace or rhythm, occur within other defined thresholds, etc.). |
| Fault Insertion |
| Capability of the training system to introduce faults or discrepancies that cause divergence from normal functioning of the system or scenario being used, requiring corrective action from the trainee to return the system to normal functions. |
| 3D Immersive Environment |
| 3D Immersive field-of-view. Provides an extended horizontal and vertical field-of-view (beyond the 180o field seen on standard flat-screen projections). |
| Realistic Terrain |
| Environmental surroundings impact responses or reactions. Replicates specific terrain because the type of terrain impacts how the LO must be executed. |
| Physical Environmental Effects |
| Objects behave realistically in response to gravity, friction, or force. Convey accurate and realistic, natural, physical laws (not gaming properties). Objects respond to gravity, collisions and friction in the same way they would in the real world. |
| Complex Media w/ Hardware |
| Tactile, Feel, and Haptics |
| Tactile, feel and/or haptic responses convey accurate and realistic representation of the sensations produced by physical contact of an object, instrument or natural element in the environment (e.g., surface contact, pressure, feedback, etc.). |
| Actual Controls |
| The actual or operational equipment/controls must be available as part of the training package or a high-fidelity simulation of the control characteristics needs to be developed for training. |
| Actual (Operational) Equipment |
| Training Equipment |
| (Self-explanatory) |
06 December 2019 APPENDIX I: Sailor 2025 RRL FY21 Content Conversion Media Type Characteristics
DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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