The U.S. Secret Service is finally embracing video games as a training device. They currently use a table-top game in their training but will be switching over to electronic games, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Secret Service agents have been using a miniature model called "Tiny Town" to practice their response to bio warfare attacks, suicide bombings, and other emergencies. Beginning this spring the board game "Tiny Town" will be replaced with "Virtual Tiny Town", or as it's formally known Site Security Planning Tool. Virtual Tiny Town will use 3D models, smoke, and environments to allow more interaction for the agents. The video game will have both first-person and third-person gameplay modes. I feel safer already.
Source: PC Mag
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Aaron_Esq
Team deathmatch- Terrorist noobs bet pwnd!
sarid
so...you are gona train your troops to be a bunch of grown men screaming like 5yr olds over mics?
wait...you need to be trained for that?
sarid
so...you are gona train your troops to be a bunch of grown men screaming like 5yr olds over mics?
wait...you need to be trained for that?
Bournekiller
Well at least this will give them a reason for overkill when shooting people now
example
"Agent Sessler why did you shoot the suspect 50 times in the head withing 2 meters?"
"I learned to shoot from Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition on PS3 with Move and it took me 50 bullets to kill Wesker"
Angelicsin87
Imagine if they played Call of Duty. There'll be such things as super soldiers.
gambitjuggalo
its the only way to stop the terrorists. i hear they use videogames for training as well. Pretty soon our wars will be fought online instead of real life
JustTheBeginning
Sounds like an excuse to play Call of Duty if you ask me.
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