Improving communication between computer programmers and domain experts : creating a generic scenario description language to aid the process of describing scenarios for emergency response training simulators

The communication process between programmers and domain experts is time consuming. This is caused by a “knowledge gap” between the two parties. In this case we examine the emergency response training simulation domain. Domain experts deliver domain specific information to the programmer. The programmers use this information to build an emergency response training simulator. There is no description language available to describe such a scenario. We introduce GSDL (Generic Scenario Description Language), creating a general solution for scenario description. We claim this will reduce the communication problems and increase the efficacy of scenario generation. To come close to a complete solution we suggest a graphical Generic Scenario Description Tool based on GSDL.