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Army’s Virtual Reality Plan: A Digital Doppelganger for Every Soldier
...the avatars would be much more comprehensive than simple lookalikes. A soldier’s performance during physical training, for example, would be inputted into the digital replica’s athletic abilities. So unlike super-charged videogame operatives, soldiers who huff and puff running an 11-minute mile won’t see their avatars do much better. Likewise, soldiers with crappy real-life shooting skills will be liabilities to their virtual units during group training sessions.