US Army Game Plans
Stripes reports the US army is continuing to explore the role of video games
in training and recruiting troops. Word is Uncle Sam, who already operates
America's Army as a recruiting tool and a first-person shooter called
DARWARS Ambush as a training tool, has budgeted $50 million for a "games for
training" program starting in 2010 and: "In addition to the $50 million, the
Army gaming unit has an undisclosed additional budget to purchase a
state-of-the-art commercial video game system that will be fielded for training
in February." Word is they are looking to advance past the old-school
limitations of DARWARS Ambush: "However, the game is based on 20th-century
gaming technology and can accommodate a limited number of players in a
relatively small virtual battle space. It can’t interact with the Army’s real
world computerized battle command systems and trainers can’t edit terrain or
change scenarios during play, he said." Their new game will be called Game
After Ambush, which will be based on a commercial game, and what game this
is being based on will be revealed in the next couple of weeks. The article also
mentions another project in development called "dismounted soldier" that
involves virtual reality goggles.
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