US Government Licenses Unreal Game Engine To Train FBI Agents and Army Medics

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday April 10, 2012 @05:12PM from the when-the-patient-starts-losing-red-pixels,-apply-pressure dept.

cylonlover writes "While games like Batman: Arkham City and Gears of War are certainly entertaining, virtually beating up thugs and fighting subterranean creatures doesn't exactly translate into real world skills. However, a new agreement with teaching software developer Virtual Heroes could see Epic's Unreal Engine platform used to create more practical experiences and train medical staff and law enforcement officers to handle high-stress situations. By using Epic's Unreal Engine 3, some United States government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Army are hoping to give their employees tools for virtually practicing their skills in a more realistic environment and better prepare them to save lives."

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America's Army uses Unreal Engine by locopuyo · 2012-04-10 19:18 · Score: 3, Informative

They did this with the game America's Army and Unreal Engine 2.X. I'm not sure if that upgraded to UE3 yet. The engine is free if you aren't selling anything (and dirt cheap if you are) and it is basically the best game engine out there.

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