The Pentagon has just give the U.S. Office of Naval Research $ 36 million for what it call a “ futuristic ” experimentation in training soldiers to sell with terrorists by using immersive practical reality scenarios .
The experiment , dubbed theFuture Immersive Training Environment(FITE ) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration ( JCTD ) , will be , according to the ONR :
A vital , one - of - a - kind futuristic preparation program in which warfighters would discipline here at nursing home in cookery for the types of small , urban and borderless conflicts that have fan out throughout the middle east and other area of the cosmos . . . [ it will be ] a realistic , bouncy - action practical environs , that offer warfighter trainee feedback that allows for combined arms integration .
Apparently it will emphasise the “ human ” side of war , which is an rum assertion to make about a computer simulation .
Navy investigator George Solhan said the goal is to create “ physically and mentally adaptable joint warriors winning and endure in all stage of war . ” It ’s riveting that as warfare becomes more virtual , via automaton and UAVs , preparation also becomes more virtual . I ’m odd about how Solhan believes a videogame - trend pretending will produce “ physically adaptable ” warriors – is this game sort of Guitar Hero - ish , or Dance Dance Revolutiony with a foot domiciliation ?
If $ 36 million sounds like a immense budget to you , consider thatGrand Theft Auto IV cost $ 100 million . last Fantasy XII be $ 35 million .
informant : Office of Naval Research
range via US Dept of Defense
UPDATE : What might this virtual reality system look like ? It may be standardized to an immersive breeding course of study that the Navy create last year . Here ’s a description of that one :
trainee use their regular tactical equipment , but weapon are qualify to sprout particular impression small arms nock system ( SESAMS ) rounds , which are alike in concept to paintball rounds . Trainees and role role player utilize paintball masks for added protective cover . As the trainees move from elbow room to elbow room , they may run across live character players or virtual characters . Occasionally , pyrotechnics are used to increase realism .
say more about thatvia the US Navy . ( Thanks to commenterGhost in the Machine . )
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