# Synthetic environment > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Synthetic_environment > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Synthetic_environment.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_environment > Source revision: 1334239017 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Computer simulation representing realistic activities}} thumb|right A '''synthetic environment''' is a [computer simulation](/source/computer_simulation) that represents activities at a high level of realism, from simulation of theaters of war to factories and manufacturing processes. These environments may be created within a single computer or a vast distributed network connected by local and wide area networks and augmented by super-realistic special effects and accurate behavioral models. SE allows visualization of and immersion into the environment being simulated."Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Glossary", DoD 5000.59-M, [Department of Defense](/source/United_States_Department_of_Defense), 1998 {{cite web |url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/500059m.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-04-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710104756/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/500059m.pdf |archivedate=2007-07-10 }} A synthetic environment can be divided into the following: * [Synthetic natural environment](/source/Synthetic_natural_environment) – Representation of [climate](/source/climate), [weather](/source/weather), [terrain](/source/terrain), [ocean](/source/ocean)s, [space](/source/space), etc. * [Synthetic human-made environment](/source/Synthetic_human-made_environment) – Representation of human-made structures like buildings, bridges, and roads * [Synthetic psychological environment](/source/Synthetic_psychological_environment) – Representation of [psychological](/source/psychological) influences on individuals and/or groups based on [demography](/source/demography) and other cultural factors. ==See also== * [Modeling and simulation](/source/Modeling_and_simulation) * [Glossary of military modeling and simulation](/source/Glossary_of_military_modeling_and_simulation) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * Braudaway, Wesley Ph.D., "Chapter 3 Synthetic Natural Environments Representation", University of Central Florida, [http://www.iems.ucf.edu/about/faculty/proctor/Interoperability%20Text/Chapter%203/Synthetic%20Natural%20Env%20-%20Final.htm] Category:Synthetic environment --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Synthetic environment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_environment) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_environment?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.