The US Army has announced that it will be supporting the development of new videogames, both financially and tactically, that may help train the armed forces.
The armies of the world have a soft spot for videogames that dates back to when Atari was commissioned to create a version of its Battlezone tank game for the US military to train tank commanders.
The institute for Creative Technologies, a body that is run jointly by the US Army and the University of Southern California, has stated that it has been instructed to develop two combat simulator games.
The first of the games is C-Force, a strategy action game that will put the player in the role of the squad commander and will be available for unnamed next-generation consoles. The other is a PC title called CS-12 that will be a pure strategy title, setting the player in the role of Company Commander.
"While offering unique training aids for potential squad leaders or captains, these products will also teach game players everywhere about how to leverage human resources and information — skills that will benefit them enormously in their professional lives," said Richard Lindheim, ICT's Executive Director.
The armies of the world have a soft spot for videogames that dates back to when Atari was commissioned to create a version of its Battlezone tank game for the US military to train tank commanders.
The institute for Creative Technologies, a body that is run jointly by the US Army and the University of Southern California, has stated that it has been instructed to develop two combat simulator games.
The first of the games is C-Force, a strategy action game that will put the player in the role of the squad commander and will be available for unnamed next-generation consoles. The other is a PC title called CS-12 that will be a pure strategy title, setting the player in the role of Company Commander.
"While offering unique training aids for potential squad leaders or captains, these products will also teach game players everywhere about how to leverage human resources and information — skills that will benefit them enormously in their professional lives," said Richard Lindheim, ICT's Executive Director.
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