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Jan. 11th, 2005 12:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingMichigan Cops get time in a simulator that is so real it shoots back.
Inside a trailer parked near the Collinsville Police Department, 100 police officers from across the region are experiencing simulated encounters with bad guys and others. The simulations are made with a computer-controlled video system that -- get this -- can even fire nylon balls back at the officers.
The system is so high-tech that the ending to each encounter changes based on how the officer responds.
The scene is played out on an 8-foot by 10-foot video screen. Officers use a real gun that has been modified. The system tracks the officers' shots and, if they're lethal, will put down the attacker.
The system's operator, Matthew Bobo, sits in a rear area of the trailer in front of computers, video monitors and a joystick. The joystick allows him to fire .68-caliber nylon balls at the officers.
Inside a trailer parked near the Collinsville Police Department, 100 police officers from across the region are experiencing simulated encounters with bad guys and others. The simulations are made with a computer-controlled video system that -- get this -- can even fire nylon balls back at the officers.
The system is so high-tech that the ending to each encounter changes based on how the officer responds.
The scene is played out on an 8-foot by 10-foot video screen. Officers use a real gun that has been modified. The system tracks the officers' shots and, if they're lethal, will put down the attacker.
The system's operator, Matthew Bobo, sits in a rear area of the trailer in front of computers, video monitors and a joystick. The joystick allows him to fire .68-caliber nylon balls at the officers.