A PRACTITIONER'S VIEW OF VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING

摘要

The term"virtual prototyping" has been widely used by various industries. This paper states the view from an industry practitioner who has used virtual prototyping because of necessity then became a firm believer of it. When it was applied correctly, virtual prototyping can save substantial time and resources and in many situations, virtual prototyping may also be the only option to complete a projects/program. This author has seen the evolution of virtual prototyping from its humble start; very crude constructed virtual prototypes were used in the early days, to the modern prototype, possessing all relevant physics attributes, and presenting it in a well orchestrated setting. New viewing capabilities provide such a realistic feeling that it blurs the line between reality and virtual environment. In this paper, the author reports the results from several programs/activities that virtual prototyping were used successfully.