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Army Discusses MMO Troop Training Sim

Posted by simoniker on from the welcome-to-the-grind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Over at GameSpot, there's an interview with Dr. Michael Macedonia of the U.S. Army about the AWE training sim, a 'massively multiplayer simulation [based on the There 'virtual world' game engine] that will be used by military personnel to train troops in urban situations before they are airlifted to a battle zone.' Macedonia says 'We built downtown Baghdad in this environment', and also says 'we call our games tactical decision aids. Our thing is not making people shoot better; it's making people think better.'" We previously featured an initial announcement of this project in January.

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  1. Killem in a better way. yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nothing like useing the latest toy to kill..

  2. Get rich quick... by D-Cypell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally... I can get rich by selling my hand crafted virtual weapons of mass destruction on ebay!

    Any takers, they are rarer than the admins would lead you to believe!

  3. Does this mean that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Newb" will now be an official military term.

  4. New MMO? by OriginalChops · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where do I sign up for beta?

  5. Uh oh by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Boy are they going to be pissed when they discover that god mode doesn't work in the real world.

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    1. Re:Uh oh by SinaSa · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah. My friend heard on the news that kids were using Quake to train as killers. He spent about $10,000 on computers as a "training camp" for local high school kids (the plan was to take over the city).

      Boy was he astounded when all the rocket-jump training didn't work as planned.

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  6. cheaters by Sv-Manowar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't wait for the hell to break loose when someone perfects their wallhack and aimbot. "omg u cheater, you just killed the whole US army!"

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  7. Re:New MMO? by neodymium · · Score: 4, Funny

    Probably at the closest army recruiting office ?

  8. Re:Well... by K. · · Score: 3, Funny

    The beatings will continue until morale improves!

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  9. The Army is for grunts anyway... by OriginalChops · · Score: 2, Funny

    You want to join the Airforce, they get to play with the Stargate!!

  10. There engine by tehcyder · · Score: 2, Funny
    Meet new people on an island, hold interesting conversations, play cards with them, then frag 'em.

    Cool.

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  11. From what I've seen, this isn't very realistic... by ScottGant · · Score: 4, Funny

    The simulation MMO isn't very realistic at all if you ask me.

    There are no rocket jumps, no teleporters, no rail guns, no quad damage...you can't even capture the enemy flag for god's sake!

    Doesn't sound very real to me...

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  12. AWESOM-O 4000. by jamonterrell · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see this as an excellent opportunity to make use of the millitary's super-secret robot project the "AWESOM-O 4000." These robots are just amazing... from the re-inforced rugged paper-based shell to the numerous spare-battery holders on the unit.

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  13. woohoo! by Cruciform · · Score: 2, Funny

    How many Therebucks for a Weapon of Mass Destruction?

  14. And in a related story... by Le'BottomEh · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Snipers" will now be known as "camping whores"

  15. Re:Not funny- it's happened by brkello · · Score: 1, Funny

    Driving back onto the map didn't change this, so you became a "submarine tank", able to see (and kill) everyone but nobody else could see you.

    Holy crap. Why are we wasting money on Iraq and missile defense??? Give me a submarine tank!

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