Remote training with avatars

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – Air Force officials are testing the waters to see if training with avatars in a virtual environment is effective. It would allow students who are assigned on temporary duty to Keesler to use computers at their home base for training. Keesler officials say if TDY students are able to complete the training from their home base, the savings to the military could be as high as $700,000 a year in housing, food, and transportation costs. Avatars are computer-generated figures that represent the computer user. (Source: WLOX-TV, 01/14/10)