NextVC2 — A next generation virtual world command and control

In this paper we introduce a new approach to Virtual World-based Command and Control environments for multi-domain operations. Our target scenario is a military coalition operation in a common operation setting. All coalition partners participate in a common virtual command and control environment while different operational contexts take place simultaneously, at different levels of information release. Context-dependent information release is regulated through policies that are seamlessly enforced by the command and control framework without requiring the explicit participation (or knowledge) of users. A prototype of the proposed capability was implemented and demonstrated as an extension to OpenSim. In this paper, we describe our approach, some details of our prototype implementation, and our preliminary capability demonstrations.