SimTJS: A Model for Developing Serious Games for Training

Abstract

Industrial environments require well trained professionals to handle equipments which are usually complex or operate in risky situations. The training these professionals receive many times is only theoretical, excluding the practical part due to costs and possible risks that training may pose. To solve this, there has been an increasing interest in using serious games that mock real scenarios and allow professionals to perform operations that previously would only be possible in a real environment. In this work a model is proposed for the development of this kind of application, called SimTJS, which focuses on industrial plant environments. The components that compose the model are discussed, as well as examples that make use of it.