November 24, 2006

War Games Go Virtual

By SCOTT CARLSON

Researchers work with the military to create the next generation of training technology

Bang! Bang! Bang! comes the knock on the door. Through a window on the other side of the room you see the streetscape of an Iraqi city, complete with helicopters flying overhead and rockets landing in the street. When rockets hit, the room rumbles. It's only natural to feel anxious, alert, and a little afraid.

The window, however, is merely a computer projection on a screen, surrounded by

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