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Read MoreNowadays, in major Western and allied nations, virtual simulation plays a crucial role in everyday military training. Great simulation software and platforms empower military commanders to easily pivot and address their troops' immediate training requirements.
Read MoreNearly 40 years after the movie "WarGames," the Pentagon still relies on manual simulation to plan for some of its most important wartime logistics. Esper is an advisor to Defcon AI, which is developing an artificial intelligence system that the Air Force can use to simulate various aspects of military logistics.
Read MoreMilitary 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.
Read MoreUnity Software, the multi-platform gaming engine behind League of Legends, Pokémon Go and Angry Birds, will license its digital simulation technology to assist the U.S military, Bloomberg reported.
Read MoreWhat are the biggest lessons learned or advancements in the project since it began? The team initially aimed to gather a catalogue of cyber security-related "Serious games" as well as to develop one or more prototype games.
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