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US Military Builds MMO Earth Simulator

Posted by michael on from the one-is-not-enough dept.

transient writes "BBC reports that the US military is creating a second Earth with help from There. At the moment, only Kuwait City has been modeled, but the ultimate goal is to model the entire Earth using existing terrain data and a super-accurate physics model. While combat will be part of the game, 'the emphasis in the artificial Earth will be on human interaction rather than conflicts involving lots of military hardware.'"

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  1. Oh God! I hope not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Like all the nude beaches in Europe

    Fat German businessmen & women with breasts at their knees and hairy armpits and legs?

    *shudder*

  2. More money down the drain? by PorscheDriver · · Score: 1, Troll

    Sigh. Why does the US spend Billions every year figuring out to kill people, and do bad stuff? The money that Bush intends to spend on getting to Mars, could educate, feed, and clothe every single person on the planet. (Source : The internet) Sorry, maybe I'm slightly off-topic, but I'm fed up of seeing "US military to spend $49 Billion making WMD-proof cheese" type stories...

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  3. Better than Life by tr0llb4rt0 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The total immersion viseo game that makes all your fantasy's come true.

    The US win wars (proper ones against proper enemies)
    GWB gets a third term
    What global warming
    Tony Blair is popular
    and everyones a lottery winner every week!

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