Simulation server capable of configuring events of a lesson plan through interactions with a computing device

A simulation server that supports real-time execution of a simulation, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• memory for storing instructor profiles and at least one lesson plan, each lesson plan being configured for use in execution of the simulation and comprising a plurality of events expected to occur during execution of the simulation and each linked to at least one phase of the simulation, each event being associated with a skill level of a trainee and comprising at least one rule to be monitored during execution of the simulation for objectively evaluating a performance of the trainee executing the simulation;
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• a processing unit for:
• receiving, through the communication interface, instructor credentials from a computing device used by an instructor;
• retrieving from the memory a profile for the instructor based on the instructor credentials;
• transmitting, through the communication interface, lesson plan control data comprising a list of available lesson plans from the at least one lesson plan stored in memory that the instructor is authorized to use based on the instructor profile;
• receiving, through the communication interface, a lesson plan selection from the list of available lesson plans from the computing device used by the instructor;
• extracting from the memory the plurality of events corresponding to the lesson plan selection and the corresponding at least one rule for each of the plurality of events;
• transmitting, via the communication interface, the extracted plurality of events and the at least one rule corresponding to the selected lesson plan to the computing device used by the instructor;
• customizing a lesson plan for a particular trainee by receiving from the computing device used by the instructor, via the communication interface, a selection by the instructor of at least one event based on the skill level of the particular trainee to be used for the selected lesson plan, a selection of at least one phase of the simulation linked to the selected event, and a particular configuration of the at least one rule for each selected event, the particular configuration including a specific range of values for each of the at least one rule;
• controlling the execution of the simulation for the particular trainee in real-time according to the customized lesson plan comprising the at least one event selected by the instructor at the computing device and the at least one rule configured for each selected event, wherein the particular trainee performs a sequence of actions during the execution of the simulation, at least one action of the sequence of actions able to be objectively evaluated against the specific range of values for the at least one rule;
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• transmitting lesson plan control data to the instructor computing device including information that relates to the execution of the simulation and that allows the instructor to control, in real-time via inputs to the instructor computing device, the execution of the simulation.