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February 25th, 2009 | AUSA Winter 2009 | Posted by John Bray
Sgt. Star, the gesturing virtual recruiter on screen who can answer basic questions so that real recruiters can spend their time more effectively, is just one phase of a rapidly advancing Army simulations program. Dr. Randall W. Hill Jr., executive director of the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, said Hollywood know-how is being blended with Army training to give soldiers new ways to prepare for missions. Stages have been created that — when mixed with realistic screen displays, audio, and even temperature changes — put soldiers right in the middle of scenarios they might face in the field. Hill said the characters the soldiers interact with are getting more and more realistic.