Here is VBS2, this is the latest version of a military grade simulation, the US Army just paid for a simulated exercise called DARWARS and payed about $17.7 million in USD (see the link). I feel that $20.00 a copy is a relatively fair price to pay to play the commercial version of this.... »
A company called Tactical Language Training LLC (Los Angeles, CA) is marketing an Iraqi Arabic language course to military and civilian personnel operating or soon-to-be operating in Iraq called “Tactical Iraqi“. According to the company website, the Tactical Iraqi language course utilizes… artificial intelligence, computer-game-based interactive-animation simulations, speech recognition, and “advanced educational and human... »
US Army military training program DARWARS Ambush! is powered by Bohemia Interactive’s technology DARWARS Ambush! is a commercial military training product developed by Boston-based BBN Technologies as part of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARWARS program. DARWARS Ambush! aims to provide a flexible training environment for soldiers to learn important lessons... »
With enlistment down in urban areas, the US Army turns to video game technology as a way to increase recruitment. At the Franklin Mills mall in Philadelphia, PA, the US Army has built a $13 million arcade at the Army Experience Center, a recruitment station within the mall. The 14,500 square foot video arcade... »
The Army is shelling out nearly $18 million for a new training simulator game that will allow soldiers to drive virtual vehicles, fire virtual weapons and pilot virtual unmanned aerial vehicles in combat situations. The contract for “Game After Ambush” was awarded late last month to software developers Laser Shot, of Texas, Bohemia Interactive,... »
Military simulations ArmA 2 and Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising are to go head-to-head in the software chart when they are released later this year. ArmA 2, developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio, is based around a Communist uprising in the former USSR. The game already has a thriving multiplayer scene awaiting its release. Operation Flashpoint 2:... »
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