Gaming Provides Opportunities, Skills For Military Metaverse
Gaming Provides Opportunities, Skills For Military Metaverse
Gaming Provides Opportunities, Skills For Military Metaverse
By Josh Luckenbaugh
November 30, 2022
Summary
Military training in the metaverse will require a unique set of cognitive skills that gaming can help develop in future warfighters, officials said Nov. 30.
Several Defense Department services have initiated programs to create military training platforms similar to the metaverse, such as the Army's Synthetic Training Enviornment and the Department of the Air Force's Spaceverse.
Gaming can provide many of the cognitive disciplines needed for these missions, she said.
Approximately 86 percent of airmen and guardians under the age of 34 self-identify as gamers, according to Costa, developing skills that can translate to their military training.
As recruits train in the military metaverse, the goal is for them to develop not only physical muscle memory, but also "Cognitive muscle memory," Costa said.
"When you really took a look at the gaming capability that was coming out with their engines, it became a game changer because it allowed us to create the physics for the training inside of that environment," she said.
"What we are comfortable with is simulation. And gaming is a different way to think about it and will offer different opportunities as we go forward."
Reference
Luckenbaugh, J. (2022, November 30). Gaming Provides Opportunities, Skills For Military Metaverse. I/ITSEC news: Gaming provides opportunities, skills for military metaverse. Retrieved January 6, 2023, from https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/11/30/gaming-provides-opportunities-skills-for-military-metaverse