I/ITSEC 2015: Patriot games (video)
Software engineers have developed a virtual training tool for the Patriot Missile System (PAC-3) that takes technology from the gaming industry, including X-Box controllers and Oculus Rift.
Raytheon has developed the system using a commercial gaming engine and motion capture technology to create lifelike avatars in the game, which trainees can move around.
Working in a five-man multiplayer team, soldiers can go through procedures such as reloading and replacing the canisters on the Patriot Missile System.
Edward Moreno, a software engineer at Raytheon, talks us through the scenario. Luis Ruiz, the company’s 3D lead, also discusses how the system
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