• DocumentCode
    574015
  • Title

    Mahindra EarthMaster: A game used in training heavy construction equipment

  • Author

    Rane, Gaurav ; Momin, Sahirali

  • Author_Institution
    Co.: Eccentric Engine, Mumbai, India
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    July 30 2012-Aug. 1 2012
  • Firstpage
    237
  • Lastpage
    241
  • Abstract
    The Mahindra EarthMaster Game is a simulater game, designed to give users hands on experience of the Mahindra EarthMaster, the actual construction equipment. It is a backhoe loader developed and manufactured by the Mahindra Construction Equipment. This simulator was further packaged into a game to distribute freely to enthusiasts. Mahindra EarthMaster, the simulator game has four different levels called scenarios, which illustrate the functions of the machine. It involves the use of joysticks from the actual machine, which were hooked up to the software to give users an exact replica of the controlling of the machine.
  • Keywords
    civil engineering computing; computer based training; computer games; construction equipment; digital simulation; industrial training; Mahindra EarthMaster game; backhoe loader; heavy construction equipment training; simulator game; software; Computers; Conferences; Games; Morph-Smooth transformation of one image or shape into another;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Games (CGAMES), 2012 17th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Louisville, KY
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1120-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CGames.2012.6314581
  • Filename
    6314581