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Michael Zyda, Alex Mayberry, Jesse McCree, and Margaret Davis “From Viz-Sim to VR to Games: How We Built a Hit Game-Based Simulation,” in W.B. Rouse and K.R. Boff (Eds.) Organizational Simulation: From Modeling & Simulation to Games & Entertainment, New York: Wiley Press, 2005,pp., ISBN 0471681636. Scanned version is here.

Joerg Wellbrink, Michael Zyda and John Hiles “Modeling  Vigilance Performance as a Complex Adaptive System,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Volume 1, No.1, 2004, January 2004, pp.29-42.

Margaret Davis, Russell Shilling, Alex Mayberry, Jesse McCree, Phillip Bossant, Scott Dossett, Christian Buhl, Christopher Chang, Evan Champlin, Travis Wiglesworth and Michael Zyda "Researching America’s Army," in Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, edited by Brenda Laurel, MIT Press, 1 October 2003, ISBN 0262122634, 268-275. Scanned version is here.

Michael Zyda, John Hiles, Alex Mayberry, Casey Wardynski, Michael Capps, Brian Osborn, Russell Shilling, Martin Robaszewski, Margaret Davis "Entertainment R&D for Defense," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, January/February 2003, pp.28-36.

Helmuth Trefftz, Ivan Marsic, and Michael Zyda "Handling Heterogeneity in Networked Virtual Environments," Presence, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp.38-52, February 2003 (revised from IEEE VR 2002 paper).

Katherine L. Morse and Michael Zyda "Multicast Grouping for Data Distribution Management," SIMPRA - Journal of Simulation Practice and Theory, Elsevier, Fall 2001, pp.

Russell L. Storms and Michael J. Zyda "Interactions in Perceived Quality of Auditory-Visual Displays," Presence, Vol. 9, No. 6, December 2000, pp.557-580.

Zyda, Michael "Games on the 'Net!," Chapter 9 of Das Internet von morgen - Neue Technologien fur neue Anwendungen, edited by Clemens Baack and Jorg Eberspacher, Huthig Verlag Press, Heidelberg, Germany, September 1999, pp. 117-127. (revised from the Proceedings of the Munchner Kreis Congress on the Internet of Tomorrow, held at the European Patent Office in Munich, 19 - 20 November 1998).

Yun, X., Bachmann, E.R., McGhee, R.B., Whalen, R.H., Roberts, R.L., Knapp, R.G., Healey, A.J., and Zyda, M.J. "Testing and Evaluation of an Integrated GPS/INS System for Small AUV Navigation," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 3, July 1999, pp.396-404.

Storms, R.L., Roesli, J.T., Biggs, L.J., Falby, J.S., Barham, P.T. and Zyda, Michael J., "The NPSNET Sound Cube," Presence, Vol. 7, No. 5, October 1998, pp.503-507.

Macedonia, Michael and Zyda, Michael "A Taxonomy for Networked Virtual Environments," IEEE Multimedia, Volume 4, No. 1, January - March 1997, pp. 48-56.

Brutzman, Donald P., Macedonia, Michael R. and Zyda, Michael J. "Internetwork Infrastructure Requirements for Virtual Environments," in White Papers - The Unpredictable Certainty, National Academy Press, pp. 110-122, 1997. Also in the Proceedings of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Symposium, San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), San Diego, CA, December 13-15, 1995.

Macedonia, Michael R., Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R., Brutzman, Donald P. and Barham, Paul T. "Exploiting Reality with Multicast Groups," IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications (revised from appearance in the VRAIS '95 Proceedings), September 1995, pp.38-45.

Macedonia, Michael R., Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R., Barham, Paul T. and Zeswitz, Steven "NPSNET: A Network Software Architecture for Large Scale Virtual Environments," Presence, Vol. 3, No. 4, Fall 1994, pp.265-287. Scanned version is here.

Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R., Falby, John S., Barham, Paul and Kelleher, Kristen M. "NPSNET and the Naval Postgraduate School Graphics and Video Laboratory," Presence, Vol. 2, No. 3., pp. 244-258.

Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R., Falby, John S., Lombardo, Chuck and Kelleher, Kristen M. "The Software Required for the Computer Generation of Virtual Environments,"Presence, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 130-140. Scanned version of the paper is here.

Cooke, Joseph M., Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R. and McGhee, Robert B. "NPSNET: Flight Simulation Dynamic Modeling Using Quaternions," Presence , Vol 1., No. 4, pp. 404-420. Scanned version of the paper is here. Errata for this paper is here.

Zyda, Michael J., Wilson, Kalin P., Pratt, David R., Monahan, James G. and Falby, John S. "NPSOFF: An Object Description Language for Supporting Virtual World Construction,"Computers & Graphics, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp 457-464.

Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R., Falby, John S. and Mackey, Randy L. "NPSNET: Hierarchical Data Structures for Real-Time Three-Dimensional Visual Simulation," Computers & Graphics, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1993, pp. 65-69.

Zyda, Michael J., Pratt, David R. , Osborne, William D., and Monahan, James G. "NPSNET: Real-Time Collision Detection and Response," The Journal of Visualization and Computer Animation, special issue on Simulation and Motion Control, Vol. 4, No. 1, January - March 1993, pp.13-24.

Zyda, Michael J., Monahan, James G. and Pratt, David R. "NPSNET: Physically-Based Modeling Enhancements to an Object File Format," chapter in Creating and Animating the Virtual World, Editors: Nadia Magnenat Thalmann and Daniel Thalmann, Publisher: Springer-Verlag Tokyo, 1992, pp. 35-52.

DeHaemer, Michael J. and Zyda, Michael J. "Simplification of Objects Rendered by Polygonal Approximations," Computers & Graphics, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1991, Great Britain: Pergamon Press, pp. 175-184. Paper received "Best Paper 1991" award from an international selection committee appointed by the editor of Computers & Graphics, 29 Sep 92. Scanned version is here.

Zyda. M.J., McGhee, R.B., Kwak, S., Nordman, D.B., Rogers, R.C., and Marco, D. "3D Visualization of Mission Planning and Control for the NPS Autonomous Underwater Vehicle," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 3, July 1990, pp.217-221.

Luqi, P. D. Barnes and M. Zyda "Graphical Tool for Computer-Aided Prototyping," Information and Software Technology, Vol. 32, No. 3, April 1990, Great Britain: Butterworth & Co. Ltd..

Zyda, Michael J., Fichten, Mark A., and Jennings, David H. "Meaningful Graphics Workstation Performance Measurements," Computers & Graphics, Vol. 14, No. 3, 1990, Great Britain: Pergamon Press, pp.519-526.

Zyda, Michael J., McGhee, Robert B., McConkle, Corinne M., Nelson, Andrew H. and Ross, Ron S. "A Real-Time, Three-Dimensional Moving Platform Visualization Tool," Computers & Graphics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1990, Great Britain: Pergamon Press, pp.321-333.

Zyda, Michael J. "A Decomposable Algorithm for Contour Surface Display Generation," ACM Transactions on Graphics, Vol. 7, No. 2, April 1988,pp.129-148.

Zyda, Michael J., McGhee, Robert B., Ross, Ron S., Smith, Doug B. and Streyle, Dale G. "Flight Simulators for Under $100,000," IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 1988.

Zyda, Michael J. and Walker, Robert A. "Design Notes on a Single Board Multiprocessor for Real-Time Contour Surface Display Generation," Computers & Graphics, Vol. 12, No. 1, March 1988, Great Britain: Pergamon Press, pp. 91-97.

Zyda, Michael J., Jones, Allan R. and Hogan, Patrick G. "Surface Construction from Planar Contours," Computers & Graphics, Vol. 11, No. 4, December 1987, Great Britain: Pergamon Press, pp. 393-408.

Zyda, Michael J. "A Contour Display Generation Algorithm for VLSI Implementation," Computer Graphics, Vol. 16, No. 3 (July 1982), p. 135. Reprinted in Selected Reprints on VLSI Technologies and Computer Graphics, Compiled by Henry Fuchs, p. 459, Silver Spring, Maryland: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1983.

Anderson, Scott J., Gardner, Bruce W., Wilson, Kent R., ... and Zyda, Michael J., "Correlation Between Air Pollution and Socio-Economic Factors in Los Angeles County," Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 12 (July 1978), pp. 1531-1535.

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