IT industry news: Military training games 'updated for tech-savvy troops'

15:08 30th December 2011

Training simulations used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have been revamped in recent years to sustain the interest of the 'Xbox generation', according to a report.

Andrew Poulter, a team leader at the MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Hampshire, told the Guardian that military simulators have been forced to keep pace with developments in the commercial gaming world.

Scientists with IT training recognised that many recruits would soon lose interest if the simulations they used did not look and feel as realistic as popular war games such as the Call of Duty series.

"Military-built simulators were state of the art. But now, for £50, you can buy a commercial game that will be far more realistic than the sorts of tools we were using," Mr Poulter told the newspaper.

The expert is leading an initiative known as Project Kite, which aims to revitalise the MoD's simulation training with help from technology developed by large gaming firms.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 broke sales records when it was released in November and was hailed by developer Activision as a sign of the video game industry's growing strength.

Posted by David Jones

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