Quantum3D/NVIDIA technology: Military Applications
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Hemos
on from the battle-of-the-video dept.
rask22 writes "FiringSquad has a interesting new article up discussing the changes at Quantum3D since the demise of 3dfx along with the current military applications of NVidia chipsets. Interesting to see how the US Gov is using all this technology coming out of the gaming sector."
So does this mean that the new Dell laptops woth the Quadro4 Go chips in them could be called weapons?
Actually, probably. These laptops aren't exactly lightweight. 80GB HDD, 512MB DDR RAM, 15" UXGA+ Monitor, etc do add up.
oh sorry if this is offtopic...
-- I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
I see it now...
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Devil's+BSD
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The War of the Future:
Battlefield Food: MRE's (oh yeah, the indestructible sandwiches!)
Battlefield Gear: M4-MK, Glock 18, AT-4, Claymore, Kevlar Vest, MP5
Battlefield Entertainment: Live Fire Quake III Arena
Whoops, was that my commander or bin Laden that I just shot? I forgot to set my screen resolution to 2048x1536...
-- I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
Re:Wired ran a similar story in 97
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Real marines can look up/down AND jump! Thats an lie spred by the US media, inorder to ensure terrorists don't excape by hiding somewhere to high to get at.
This is potentially free training -- there's no way the military could possibly pay to train that many hours or train to that level of skill. And study after study has shown that gaming skills transfer over to combat situations, and that transfer of training is even more dramatic when combat displays and actions can be adapted to be more like their videogame counterparts.
That said, however, the money saved in training is offset by additional money spent in DE-training so as to stop the GI's from attempting to rocket jump up to the second floor of the barracks.
-- "Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!"
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Next thing we know we'll be arming soldiers with nail guns.
Does it mean I will finally get my "emotion engine" PS2 guided atomic bomb I ordered on Ebay last year?
If your not buying Nvidia products - you are supprting the terrorists!
So does this mean that the new Dell laptops woth the Quadro4 Go chips in them could be called weapons?
"Evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -- Dark Helmet
Battlefield Food: MRE's (oh yeah, the indestructible sandwiches!)
Battlefield Gear: M4-MK, Glock 18, AT-4, Claymore, Kevlar Vest, MP5
Battlefield Entertainment: Live Fire Quake III Arena
Whoops, was that my commander or bin Laden that I just shot? I forgot to set my screen resolution to 2048x1536...
I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
Real marines can look up/down AND jump!
Thats an lie spred by the US media, inorder to ensure terrorists don't excape by hiding somewhere to high to get at.
Wow, I should not post when knackered.
This is potentially free training -- there's no way the military could possibly pay to train that many hours or train to that level of skill. And study after study has shown that gaming skills transfer over to combat situations, and that transfer of training is even more dramatic when combat displays and actions can be adapted to be more like their videogame counterparts.
That said, however, the money saved in training is offset by additional money spent in DE-training so as to stop the GI's from attempting to rocket jump up to the second floor of the barracks.
"Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!"
Make Tetris, not War!
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