Video Game Technology Gives Veterans New Lease on Life
Staff Sgt. Brian Schar got behind the wheel of a white Chevy Colorado yesterday and went for a spin. The vehicle remained snugly parked in a room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Northwest Washington, despite the large screens in front of the truck, which showed a street-level view of small-town America. Traffic was light.
Schar lost his legs in a roadside bombing in Baghdad 14 months ago. Yesterday, he showed off the new simulator, based on video game technology, designed to help patients such as him get comfortable behind the wheel again.
Soldiers serving overseas are taught a different set of driving skills than the rest of us: Speed up when driving through overpasses, don't use turn signals and don't stop at intersections. Walter Reed's new driving simulator is designed to help bring those instincts back to civilian levels, where the rules of the road take priority.
Schar lost his legs in a roadside bombing in Baghdad 14 months ago. Yesterday, he showed off the new simulator, based on video game technology, designed to help patients such as him get comfortable behind the wheel again.
Soldiers serving overseas are taught a different set of driving skills than the rest of us: Speed up when driving through overpasses, don't use turn signals and don't stop at intersections. Walter Reed's new driving simulator is designed to help bring those instincts back to civilian levels, where the rules of the road take priority.
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