Game Controllers Used By US & UK Military Pilots

While civil governments do battle with game publishers over indecency and violence in games, the US and UK military are adopting game control schemes in the latest control systems for UAVs and robots. I think it’s a great idea since millions of people already play games and are quite familiar with console controllers.

"Gaming companies have spent millions to develop user-friendly graphic interfaces, so why not put them to work on UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles]?" says Mark Bigham, business development director for Raytheon's tactical intelligence systems. "The video-game industry always will outspend the military on improving human-computer interaction."

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