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"Years after video games, virtual reality systems, and simulators have been embraced as learning tools, the U.S. Secret Service will finallyput to sleep a table-top game it uses in training and replace it with an electronic version," says the Department of Homeland Security.

For the past 40 years, Secret Service agents have been using a smaller model environment called "Tiny Town" to play out their reactions to suicide bombers, bio warfare attacks, and other serious situations. This spring, it will be replaced by "Virtual Tiny Town". a video game-like environment with 3D models, smoke and chemical plume simulators, and in general, more interaction, as trainees will be able to explore around the world in both first and third person perspectives.

Three 55-inch touch-screen kiosks will become the interface when the system is released at the Secret Service's James J. Rowley Training Center near Washington, D.C. this spring. The set-up connects to a computer running Virtual Battle Space (VBS2), which serves as the base simulation game.

The Secret Service's move into the digital world of training came with help from the Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate.

Nice copy and past, I also like the inappropriately sized secret service badge pic. Source plz

This makes me a tad bit concerned for Obama's safety :/

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I can't really post news without copying the article... but it isn't copy and paste. I reword the article to my level (most of which I can't reword because it is a name, or it is important that it stays as it is) in writing.

Sorry, I just like to post news; I don't copy and paste unless it is quoted!