03/15/2013
Partners, SCS and SISO will host SimSmackDown at springsiM’. This unique inter-university international experience,in its 3rd year, allows student teams to learn simulation interoperability by doing it. SimSmackDown breaks-down barriers to simulation employment, supporting job readiness, as students build and test models, work together across time zones on a simulated lunar mission. SimSmackDown is unfunded and employ-driven. It provides faculty and students with free industry software, standards, NASA content and conference registration. Simulation professionals from Aegis Technologies, ForwardSim, MAK, Pitch, BDMA, NASA, SISO and SCS serve as mentors. The 9 teams, are from France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, the UK and US ( UAH , MIT, Nebraska, Penn State). springsiM’encourages everyone, including potential employers to meet and help the students as they set-up, test and troubleshhot on April 8-9 in ROOM and to take part April 10 at 8:30-10 am. in tthis adventure of virtually moving off the planet.
