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Real Warriors Trained In Virtual Worlds
The Washington Post has a piece looking at the U.S. military's increased reliance on gaming for training the next generation of soldiers. From the article: "'The technology in games has facilitated a revolution in the art of warfare,' says David Bartlett, the former chief of operations at the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, a high-level office within the Defense Department and the focal point for computer-generated training at the Pentagon. 'When the time came for [a solider in training] to fire his weapon, he was ready to do that. And capable of doing that. His experience leading up to that time, through on-the-ground training and playing 'Halo' and whatever else, enabled him to execute. His situation awareness was up. He knew what he had to do. He had done it before -- or something like it up to that point.'"
Lessons learned: ...
1) You run faster when you sling your weapon and draw your knife
2) Jumping reduces the chance of enemy headshots
3)
Before the invention of eruptions, lava had to be carried down the mountain by hand and thrown on sleeping villagers.
No wonder there are so many shootings on the streets of our cities.
Wouldn't have anything to do with a thriving black market for "dangerous drugs" such as marijuana would it? Face facts, without the money of the drug trade these kids on the street would have nothing to fight over let alone the cash flow to buy firearms. Maybe if we got our heads out of our asses and demanded legalization of recreational drugs we could help put a stop to the violence.
Dedicated Cthulhu Cultist since 4523 BC.
Trust me..... No Surround system I have EVER seen will simulate the experience of standing next to/behind/infront of/below a M60 when that sucker goes off.
No doubt. There's still nothing on a computer that can simulate the SMELL of a recently discharged weapon either...
I was in the park the other day wondering why frisbees get bigger and bigger the closer they get - and then it hit me.