Navy Using Video Game ‘Avatars’ to Combat Sexual Assault; Sailors to Act Out ‘Scripted Scenarios’

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CNS News:

(CNSNews.com) – The Navy plans to use video games in its effort to curb sexual assault among its ranks. Sailors will soon act out “scripted scenarios” with holograms.

 

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) is giving $83,000 to a game and animation company to develop “Avatar Based Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Training.”

 

The company, Organic Motion, Inc., already produces video games for the military, mostly to develop combat readiness.

 

Organic Motion’s Live Interactive Virtual Environment (LIVE) software creates holograms for role-play actors. “It works by using advanced motion capture technology to transform the actor’s performance into a live projected character animation within a training environment,” the website explains.