Synthetic psychological environment

In a synthetic environment, Synthetic Psychological Environment (SPE) (or rules of behavior) refers to the representation (i.e. modeling) of influences to individuals and groups as a result of culture (e.g. demography, law, religion)).

Synonyms

SPE is known by many names including:

• Cultural factors^[1]
• Cultural modeling^[2]
• Human Terrain
• Non-kinetic Effects
• Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure (PMESII)^[3]

Models

A few models that represent aspects of SPE are:

• Joint Non-Kinetic Effects Model (JNEM)^[4]
• Simulation of Cultural Identities for Prediction of Reactions (SCIPR)^[5]
• Minerva Model (i.e. from Minerva Project)^[6]
• Integrated Gaming System (IGS)^[3]
• Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulations (SEAS)

See also

• Glossary of military modeling and simulation
• Human Terrain System
• Human Terrain Team
• Modeling and simulation

References

1. Trollope-Kumar, Karen, Last, John M., "Encyclopedia of Public Health: Cultural Factors", 2002
2. Young, Michael J., "Human Performance Modeling Presentation/Brief", Air Force Research Laboratory, November 2005
3. McLarney, Ed, Everson, Paul, Snyder, Dan, Wilson, Matt, "Modeling Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure (PMESII) Factors to Support Strategic Education", 11 June 2008
4. "JNEM, Joint Non-kinetics Effects Model", OneSAF Users Conference, April 2008
5. Grier, Rebecca A., Skarin, Bruce, Lubyansky, Alexander, Wolpert, Lawrence, "SCIPR: A Computational Model to Simulate Cultural Identities for Predicting Reactions to Events", 3 Jul 2008
6. Weinberger, Sharon, "Pentagon’s Project Minerva Sparks New Anthro Concerns", 1 May 2008