Remember back in May, how we showed you that footage from the US military’s new “video game” simulation suite? Well, it’s back. And it looks more amazing than ever.
https://kotaku.com/crysis-2s-engine-will-be-training-american-soldiers-5806669
To recap, this is the Dismounted Soldier Training System (DSTS), a new simulation tool for the US Army. It’s cost the government nearly $60 million to develop, but if you get to use it you’ll probably think it’s totally worth it, as it’s designed to be played not on a screen, but in a virtual reality rig, complete with goggles.
A lot of what you’re seeing here, especially in the second video, aren’t “levels” in the traditional sense, they’re massive outdoor environments being rendered by CryEngine 3 (the engine that powers Crysis 2).
Looks like a very pretty version of ArmA. Which makes me want to play this. Badly
