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Svenska Dagbladet has a very interesting article on the work of the military simulation/entertainment gurus at Institute for Creative Technology (ICT) - in Swedish and with a few very interesting facts. So, for the benefit of the uneducated non-scandinavian-reading audience (even though there is actually a similar story in Wired..):

a) The ICT-building looks "very sci-fi", no doubt because it the interior design is made - so the article claims - by Hermann Zimmermann, who designed decor and props on "several Star-Trek films". They even have one of those silent sliding sci-fi doors. b) Richard Lindheim, head and founder of ICT, says that the greatest challenge is to "make Hollywood guys, computer geeks and soldiers to work together". c) Mr Lindheim calls himself "a Hollywood guy" - his background is in television d) The helmet in their design for a new weapons and equipment package ("PM soldier") is taken straight out of Total Recall (1990). On their team is Ron Cobb, the film's production designer.

Finally translated from SD/Lindheim again: "After the cold war, life in the army has become more complex. Young kids are being placed all over the world. How can we teach them how culture works in these countries?" The answer, according to SD, lies in the "use the expertise of the entertainment industry to create credible simulations".

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