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Cool Military Training app (FPS based experience)

What engine is the current America's Army on? Haven't tried it in awhile. I suppose this one isn't meant for the public.
 
TechBoyJK said:
discuss? It's actually really and obviously valuable.
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playing a game will do jack for your procedural memory, and especially muscle memory.
the real world can't be simulated until we reach matrix levels of technology and even then, why in the hell would we, you don't get any excercise parking your fat ass in front a computer.
 
Broheim said:
playing a game will do jack for your procedural memory, and especially muscle memory.
the real world can't be simulated until we reach matrix levels of technology and even then, why in the hell would we, you don't get any excercise parking your fat ass in front a computer.
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[vader]i find your lack of imagination disturbing.[/vader]

the military train procedural all the time, but have a way harder time training situational awareness. the benefit of a system like this is that you can run different environments(day/night/location/number of civillians) with very little expense or setup of mock buildings.

that variety of scenarios helps build experience with a wide range of variables making the people better prepared for unfamiliar environments.

the main objective of this kind of sim is developing better decision making in the soldier. sightlines, field of fire, backstop, awareness of friendly forces, shoot-noshoot conditions; all these things come from experience.

running the same hogan's alley or kill room over and over with the same setup doesnt help build awareness of those factors. allowing a soldier to see through the enemy's eyes when the soldier ran from cover to cover, or through a choke point, or cleared a corner, can teach far more effectively than any verbal explanation.
 
Broheim said:
playing a game will do jack for your procedural memory, and especially muscle memory.
the real world can't be simulated until we reach matrix levels of technology and even then, why in the hell would we, you don't get any excercise parking your fat ass in front a computer.
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Um yea... i really hope you are trolling...
 
Broheim said:
playing a game will do jack for your procedural memory, and especially muscle memory.
the real world can't be simulated until we reach matrix levels of technology and even then, why in the hell would we, you don't get any excercise parking your fat ass in front a computer.
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Flight simulators? Military/police agencies around the world have been using Virtual Battlefield Simulator for over a decade now (based on Operation Flashpoint, and more recently Armed Assault).
 
They've been doing this kind of thing for years. I remember a giant 3 projection screen getup using 3 laserdisc machines and real weapons fitted with lasers. They run you through different scenarios using real video. It was pretty damn cool for the time (1993 or 4 I think)..but still not as fun as firing off all the real deals.
 
I know they've been doing 'the simulation' thing for years, but not really like this. It's more than just a 'training tool'.. if you look into it, it's actually being designed for actual battlefield use where info (gps, health, movement) from soldiers can be relayed back and their activities displayed in the simulator, etc.

Check it out, it's pretty neat.
 
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