‘Military’ Archives
New Israeli game lets you be a virtual soldier
New #virtual #game from #Israel on #Facebook lets you be a virtual soldier. It could be the solution that millions of Jews and supporters of Israel worldwide are looking for: A chance to sign up for the Israeli army and help in the fight to defend the Jewish state – [Read More]
U.S. Army turns to virtual reality to treat post traumatic stress disorder
Researchers in California have come up with a new way of treating post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans – virtual reality. (#USArmy, #virtualreality, #posttraumaticstressdisorder) While it may look like a video game, the digital treatment is no toy. It is part [Read More]
U.S. Military using virtual reality to treat post traumatic stress disorder
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and a Pasadena counseling center for first-responders are experimenting with a new way of treating PTSD: virtual reality. Imagine the most realistic war game of all time, in which soldiers experience the sights, [Read More]
U.S. military turns to gamers for help in fighting real pirates
The U.S. military is turning to the video-gaming public to to develop new energy use strategies for both the Navy and Marine Corps. MMOWGLI – which stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet – was launched last June to enlist help from [Read More]
Federal agencies exploring virtual worlds for training and more….
Paulette Robinson, the iCollege’s associate dean for teaching, learning and technology, said the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds has grown from five members from four federal agencies in 2007 to 3,000 members this year. “They’re from industry, [Read More]
Florida National Guard uses gamification to help unemployed soldiers
The Florida National Guard has found a novel way of helping its state’s unemployed soldiers work in the private sector: a program called Operation KickStart. The program uses gamification techniques to educate and teach participants in a game-like social platform [Read More]
Military training goes mobile on phones and tablets
A new version of Caspian Learning’s powerful military training software was launched this morning. The software, called VBSWorlds, allows military and defense organisations to create virtual training scenarios that run on handheld tablets and mobile phones. Read more: [Read More]
U.S. Navy uses virtual worlds to create next generation of attack subs
Technical advances in the field of virtual reality, also known as virtual worlds (VWs), are making it possible for the U.S Navy to tap into the collective expertise of its best submariners to design and build the next generation of attack submarines. At the Naval Undersea [Read More]
Meet the new, global virtual military
As the global military technology industry surges forward, both traditional and emerging powers are seeking new innovations in virtual training for the modern battlefield. Read more: International Relations and Security Network [Read More]
US Defense Agency develops a 3d virtual reality contact lens
Defense researchers have designed a contact lens that superimposes 3-D virtual reality directly onto your eye. The iOptikscan enhance vision too, if you’re not blessed with 20/20 sight. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the cool research arm of the [Read More]
