Replace Guns with Gestures in a Video Game, and You Get…
…the Tactical Language Training Program, which is used by the US Military to train its soldiers in understanding international nonverbal language, i.e. body english.
According to the article at Wired News:
The player is asked to interact with other characters using speech and gestures, while a speech-recognition system records and evaluates the responses. Accurate responses allow the soldier to build a rapport with other characters and advance to the next level.
A civilian version might be possibly released, which might make the game the answer to Grand Theft Auto’s debauchery (snicker snicker).
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