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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. "Dr. Michael Macedonia"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why do I get the strange feeling that he slips into something a little less comfortable at night and becomes Captain America or something?

  2. Civilian casualties by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    FACT:
    The Americans have killed more civilians in one month in Falluja than all the terrorist bombings of the past year, yesterday's included.