Method and system for providing remote visibility into a simulation environment

A system for providing remote visibility into a simulation environment, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory storage medium operatively connected to the processor, the non-transitory storage medium comprising computer readable instructions,
• the processor, upon executing the computer readable instructions, being configured for:
• establishing over a secure public network a connection between a first videoconferencing client running on a first computer and a second videoconferencing client running on a second computer;
• receiving at the first computer a first live camera feed over a secure private network, the first live camera feed encompassing a first portion of the simulation environment and being captured by a first camera, the second computer being located outside of the secure private network;
• displaying within a viewer application running on the first computer the first live camera feed and at least one of:
• a simulation control interface;
• a computer-generated representation of a second portion of the simulation environment;
• and a second live camera feed captured by a second camera and encompassing a third portion of the simulation environment different from the first portion;
• and
• granting the second videoconferencing client visual access to the viewer application through the first videoconferencing client.

A computer program product for providing remote visibility into a simulation environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable memory storing computer executable instructions thereon that when executed by a processor perform the method steps of:

• establishing over a secure public network a connection between a first videoconferencing client running on a first computer and a second videoconferencing client running on a second computer;
• receiving at the first computer a first live camera feed over a secure private network, the first live camera feed encompassing a first portion of the simulation environment and being captured by a first camera, the second computer being located outside of the secure private network;
• displaying within a viewer application running on the first computer the first live camera feed and at least one of:
• a simulation control interface;
• a computer-generated representation of a second portion of the simulation environment;
• and a second live camera feed captured by a second camera and encompassing a third portion of the simulation environment different from the first portion;
• and
• granting the second videoconferencing client visual access to the viewer application through the first videoconferencing client.