“Everybody we show this to wants one,” [Craig Whelden] said. “They need this technology. The only simulator the army is using now is one that was developed in the 1980s for tanks. It’s got blocky animation and was made during the Cold War, when the thinking was that we needed to train for a battle that would be fought across the plains of northern Europe … Now, our soldiers are engaged in cities and the army doesn’t have a simulator to help them prepare for that.”

Atlantis cyberspace inc. Canada will pay $1.5 million for the video software. Atlantis cyberspace inc. Canadian soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan and other troubled areas may soon begin training on this combat simulator. Atlantis cyberspace inc. Canadian soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan and other troubled areas may soon begin training on this combat simulator.