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  1. The Pentagon's Ultimate Home Theater

    Usa · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the lovely-lovely-fort-sill dept. · 242 comments
    Steve Silberman writes "I was the first reporter to see the inside of a new battle-simulation system designed by the Institute for Creative Technologies, a 'military-entertainment' think tank sponsored by the Defense Department. Starting in September, Marines, infantrymen, and Air Force pilots will train for war in Matrix-like rooms in Oklahoma simulating urban and desert environments, with surround sound and photorealistic rendering of bombing runs and other scenarios. It may or may not be the future of military training, but it's certainly the future of home gaming. My article, 'The War Room,' will appear in the September issue of Wired."

  2. Pushing the Envelope For Matrix Reloaded SFX

    News · Matrix · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the dying-to-see-it dept. · 302 comments
    BenTheDewpendent writes "I just read Steve Silberman's article on the Matrix Reloaded over at wired. I was only slightly anxious to see it previous to reading the article but what they are able to do technicaly now will put bullet time to shame."

  3. Lord of the Geeks

    News · News · · posted by michael · from the kick-the-Tolkien-hobbit dept. · 186 comments
    An anonymous reader sent in links to two LOTR pieces in the Village Voice - a short bit about the LOTR excerpt shown at the Cannes film festival, and a longer piece about Tolkien and geekdom written by the guy who wrote A Rape in Cyberspace. I don't think I really agree with him, but it's an interesting read nonetheless.