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Welcome to the MOVES Institute

The MOVES Institute at NPS

The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California is a graduate university attended by all the United States Armed Services, the Department of Homeland Security and numerous international allies. It specializes in education and research focused on national security issues.

Founded in 2000, the Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation (MOVES) Institute has created education and research programs supporting simulation technologies used by Defense and Homeland Security partners to train personnel and to analyze systems for operational effectiveness.

The unique mix of academic expertise and operational experience with the goal of direct benefit to operators and warfighters makes MOVES a special place. Visit us and see for yourself!

MOVES Faculty and Graduate Contribute to Book on Virtual Environments for Training and Education

Professor Rudolph Darken, CDR Joseph Sullivan and Research Associates Perry McDowell, Michael Guerrero, Daniel McCue and Brad Hollister contibuted to "The PSI Handbook of Virtual Environments for Training and Education: Developments for the Military and Beyond" which was co-edited by 1998 MOVES graduate Dylan Schmorrow.

The three-volume work provides comprehensive coverage of the many different domains that must be integrated for Virtual Environments to fully provide effective training and education.

Publication information from the publisher is here.

The 8th Annual MOVES Institute Open House & Research Summit

was held 15-17 July, 2008. See NPS story on the event here. See event materials here

If you attended and did not have a chance to complete our event survey, it is a quick and simple way to help us make next year even better. Take the survey here.

Two Earn George Phillips Award

The George L. Phillips Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES) Award is presented to the graduating MOVES student or students with the most well-rounded record with respect to the Naval Postgraduate School MOVES program. Congratulations to MAJ Eric Whittington, USMC and LT Ryan Rippeon, USN who are recipients of the George Phillips Award for the September 2008 graduating class.  Information on the award as well as past recipients can be found here.


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