More Stuff About War Games
From the New York Times:
"'Ender's Game' has had a lot of influence on our thinking," said Michael Macedonia, director of the Army's simulation technology center in Orlando, Fla., which plans to build a virtual Afghanistan that could host hundreds of thousands of networked computers. "The intent is to build a simulation that allows people to play in that world for months or years, participate in different types of roles and see consequences of their decisions."
The military has already licensed
There's technology
for testing in virtual worlds.
Posted by jane at April 03, 2003 10:53 AM
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Wow, when representatives from the 'Army' start referencing Orson Scott Card, I get these weird shivers.
Fascinating. But to bring it closer to Ender's Game, they ought to license Massive's Ground Control 2 engine, which combines first person multiplayer combat with the RTS approach of the ground-breaking (no pun) original.