How do video games prepare the future generation for future work

 

Military or Attack of the drones

For years, soldiers have been using drones or UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to fight a war in Afghanistan and Iraq while the operator sits in Washington DC. The elimination of the need for an onboard human crew in a combat aircraft has obvious advantages. For example there is the personnel safety of the flight crew. In addition, much equipment necessary for a human pilot (such as the cockpit, seat, flight controls, oxygen, ejection seat, etc.) can be omitted from an unmanned vehicle, resulting in a decrease in weight possibly allowing greater payloads, range and maneuverability. Pilots, fly them from trailers halfway around the world using joysticks and computer screens almost exactly like the flight simulator games for the PC. The total number of military drones has soared to 5,500, from 167 in 2001 and the Air Force is having problems finding operators. Many operators don’t even have flight experience. It looks like the days of the Red Barron are over. It won’t be long before all military flights are pilotless. So go ahead and buy that flight simulator program for your kids or better yet a predator drone simulator.