Games for training

RE Chatham - Communications of the ACM, 2007 - dl.acm.org
RE Chatham
Communications of the ACM, 2007dl.acm.org
Games for training Page 1 Page 2 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM July 2007/Vol. 50, No. 7
37 By RALPH E. CHATHAM DARPA simulations teach habits of thought so soldiers respond
on the first day of combat as if they had been there a week. More often than not, it’s don’t shoot,
talk instead. Salaam ‘alaikum (Peace be onto you) in DARPA’s Tactical Iraqi tutor. (Tactical
Language Training, LLC, Los Angeles.) GAMES FOR TRAINING The notion of using computer
games for military train- ing is almost irresistible. Unfortunately, unstated, unexamined …
DARPA simulations teach habits of thought so soldiers respond on the first day of combat as if they had been there a week. More often than not, it's don't shoot, talk instead.
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