US army creates videogame training unit - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 24th Nov 2008, 11:56

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...raining-unit/1

The US Army has announced that it will be investing $50 million USD in videogames by 2010 as it launches new game training centres.

plagio · 24th Nov 2008, 12:43

It make sense for commanding UAV's and stuff like that.

thefriscokid · 24th Nov 2008, 12:45

I thought FSW was what the US army used to train their soldiers?

The Infamous Mr D · 24th Nov 2008, 12:46

Whatever happened to training exercises with all the joy of having being awake 72 hours straight, going waist-deep in freezing cold ditchwater, and eating mouldy biscuits and lukewarm bags of dog food?

Real combat and warfare is an experience that can't be simulated. That $50 would have been better spent on keeping the troops actually fighting warm, fed and safe.

Burdman27911 · 24th Nov 2008, 13:07

I doubt that the joys of real training will go away. The virtual training would probably be supplemental. I get the feeling that virtual training is cheaper than the real thing, and therefore, the soldiers can have more time being trained. But that still doesn't mean the real thing won't be used; as you said, you can't simulate the real thing.

markwalker84 · 24th Nov 2008, 13:13

It's hardly a game is it?

Its a virtual simulation / training environment. It's not like there will be God Mode cheats, Monsters and zombies to shoot and 13 year old kids pwning and calling each other n00bs.

GregTheRotter · 24th Nov 2008, 13:30

Lol, I can just imagine, ..

**BOOM HEADSHOT!!!

*NOW DROP AND GIVE ME 20, YOU DIED SOLDIER, THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!!

GregTheRotter · 24th Nov 2008, 13:31

DOH, you get the idea. US Army Lan party woop woop.

liratheal · 24th Nov 2008, 14:03

See.

I want to play these kinds of games because they sound fun - I'm a big fan of realism with things like this, but preferably without the 'join the army' stuff..

Phil Rhodes · 24th Nov 2008, 15:02

"Paid".

"Payed" is, in that context, a piece of delinquent txtspk which belongs alongside "rediculas" and "unfortunatly" in the sin-bin of YouTube Comment English.

UrbanMarine · 24th Nov 2008, 15:19

The Army needs all the training they can get

Mongoose132 · 24th Nov 2008, 15:39

Grammar mistake

Payed = Paid?

Red 5 · 24th Nov 2008, 21:29

Some place, some time, not so far away, a soldier trained by video games lays in a field hospital.

Sergeant: "What the hell was going through your mind, boy?"
Private: "I thought that, if I fired from far enough away, nobody wouldn't notice they were being shot and would just stand there."

johnmustrule · 25th Nov 2008, 01:29

???????special hardware?????? -wierd
Hasn't the US army been spending money on this sort of training device for ages? addmitably the implementation seems more individual this time, I'm looking forward to seeing a discovery channel special on this.

Volund · 25th Nov 2008, 01:34

wasn't there an article about two weeks ago with the army using WoW for something??

they are really reaching imo...

docodine · 25th Nov 2008, 01:53

It's only $50 million, calm down.

We spend what, $10 billion per month in Iraq?

salesman · 25th Nov 2008, 03:05

"We own" the army. Now I know who keeps owning me.

:P

chrisb2e9 · 25th Nov 2008, 03:39

ha, 50mil, I bet the states goes father into debt every day by that amount just because of the interest on what it already owes!

(note the sarcasim)

Amon · 25th Nov 2008, 03:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisb2e9

ha, 50mil, I bet the states goes father into debt every day by that amount just because of the interest on what it already owes!

(note the sarcasim)

Not if they goldfarm with the Chinese and Koreans.

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24th Nov 2008, 14:03	#9
liratheal Just got a great book on tape Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 3,637	See. I want to play these kinds of games because they sound fun - I'm a big fan of realism with things like this, but preferably without the 'join the army' stuff.. __________________ Gigabyte MA790FX, X4 9950 Black Edition, 8gb Geil Black Dragon, 2x4870 512mb, Antec TruePower Quattro 850w I game, Do you?

24th Nov 2008, 12:43	#2
plagio Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 141	It make sense for commanding UAV's and stuff like that.

24th Nov 2008, 12:46	#4
The Infamous Mr D Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 80	Whatever happened to training exercises with all the joy of having being awake 72 hours straight, going waist-deep in freezing cold ditchwater, and eating mouldy biscuits and lukewarm bags of dog food? Real combat and warfare is an experience that can't be simulated. That $50 would have been better spent on keeping the troops actually fighting warm, fed and safe.

24th Nov 2008, 13:07	#5
Burdman27911 What's a Dremel? Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7	I doubt that the joys of real training will go away. The virtual training would probably be supplemental. I get the feeling that virtual training is cheaper than the real thing, and therefore, the soldiers can have more time being trained. But that still doesn't mean the real thing won't be used; as you said, you can't simulate the real thing.

24th Nov 2008, 13:13	#6
markwalker84 Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 20	It's hardly a game is it? Its a virtual simulation / training environment. It's not like there will be God Mode cheats, Monsters and zombies to shoot and 13 year old kids pwning and calling each other n00bs.

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Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 582	"Paid". "Payed" is, in that context, a piece of delinquent txtspk which belongs alongside "rediculas" and "unfortunatly" in the sin-bin of YouTube Comment English.

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UrbanMarine Government Prostitute Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1,015	The Army needs all the training they can get __________________ RIP: 3DRealms & Duke Nukem

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Red 5 Hypermodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 625	Some place, some time, not so far away, a soldier trained by video games lays in a field hospital. Sergeant: "What the hell was going through your mind, boy?" Private: "I thought that, if I fired from far enough away, nobody wouldn't notice they were being shot and would just stand there."

25th Nov 2008, 01:29	#14
johnmustrule Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 345	???????special hardware?????? -wierd Hasn't the US army been spending money on this sort of training device for ages? addmitably the implementation seems more individual this time, I'm looking forward to seeing a discovery channel special on this. __________________ "Your belief, unfortunately, is no endorsement of truth"

25th Nov 2008, 01:34	#15
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