Handheld Apps for Cross-Cultural Training

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Award ID: 96772	Program Year/Program: 2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 10SB2-0195	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: DARPA 10-002	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Vcom3D, Inc.
11474 Corporate Blvd Suite 140 Orlando, FL -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2010

Title: Handheld Apps for Cross-Cultural Training

Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA

Contract: W31P4Q-11-C-0033

Award Amount: $98,968.00

Abstract:
For this SBIR project, Vcom3D proposes to develop a mobile app that provides both training and a performance aid for interacting with a foreign culture. The app will provide experiential learning in the form of immersion into a 3D interactive scenario, in which the user can observe, meet, build a rapport with, and negotiate with persons of a non-Western culture. We propose to develop an application for West African culture. However, by creating a modular architecture, we will provide a run-time framework and authoring tools that can be used to develop instructional content for any culture. Very importantly, the app will use Vcom3D's Plug-and-Play Communicating Avatar (PPCA) architecture for cross-platform compatibility with Android, iPhone/iPod, and PC.

Principal Investigator:
Edward Sims
Chief Technical Officer
4077377309
eds@vcom3d.com

Business Contact:
Carol Wideman
Chief Executive Officer
4077374695
carolw@vcom3d.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Vcom3D, Inc.(formerly Seamless Solutions, Inc.)
11474 Corporate Blvd. Suite 140 Orlando, FL 32817

EIN/Tax ID: 593419305

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No