#FedFeed – NASA, Army get in on National Video Game Day
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On National Video Game Day, even federal agencies want to get in on the fun.
NASA lets you pilot a Mars Rover in the search for water…
On #NationalVideoGamesDay, drive a #Mars rover and search for water in the hilly terrain: https://t.co/rC8yL6yypo pic.twitter.com/Uyea2CsPuB
— NASA_SLS (@NASA_SLS) September 12, 2016
The Army uses virtual reality to improve training methods and learn what happens to soldiers’ brains in combat…
For #NationalVideoGamesDay check out how the @USArmy is using #VR to improve training https://t.co/iPyqoPh6GF — FedNewsRadio (@FedNewsRadio) September 12, 2016
The Air Force created an online game that helps people learn about different jobs in the service…
Have what it takes on #NationalVideoGamesDay? Take the #Airman Challenge and find out. https://t.co/4FZB9mEu5v pic.twitter.com/2lqxaolA6C — U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) September 12, 2016
And the U.S. Census Bureau crunches the numbers on video games’ financial impact.
$1.4B in sales of games, incl. video/electronic were bought over the internet. #NationalVideoGamesDay https://t.co/bNlwwIOzFh — U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) September 12, 2016
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