https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTooECYtkW0
The use of glorified video games to train military personnel is nothing new, but traditionally, itâs been pretty stodgy stuff, not really the kind of thing casual users would be particularly jealous of.
This stuff, though, I am jealous of.
Laser Shot is a company that specialises in providing military training gear to clients like the US Army and Navy. In terms of software they use VBS2, a highly flexible and realistic simulator based on Bohemia Interactiveâs ArmA II and something weâve spoken about before here on Kotaku
https://lastchance.cc/what-the-u-s-army-wants-in-a-shooter-game-5930302%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
There are sniper systems where actual rifles use modified scopes that are plugged into the âgameâ. There are âmultiplayerâ systems where squads can practice combined arms tactics. Thereâs even a little replica Humvee, where a crew can work together on everything from their driving to manning the machine gun up top.
Needless to say, while these are serious in intent, they also look amazing to someone who would just want to jump in and play with them. Especially that sniper one. Looks like the worldâs most badass / comfortable arcade gaming experience.
UPDATE â For the video above, reader James tells us âIts not a modified scope. They are real scopes. The weapon itself is a real lower receiver with basically an air rifle upper receiver. The magazines are filled with CO2. Its a pretty nifty systemâ.
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