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Offering this type of gaming in a regulated and structured environment would have the benefit of assuring that players are learning lessons from the game play. The US Army does this today with great success the NYTimes has endorsed the solution for Tall Ship training, why can’t we? Getting young minds engaged and excited should be our first step in solving the manning crisis. Maritime Academies, Seafarer Organizations and Companies themselves do not have the budget or will to produce a Hollywood blockbuster but they can certainly sponsor game play and interact with young participants.
#SHIP SIMULATOR 2008 MOVIE#
RecruitmentĪsk the US Navy what has been the best recruiting device of the past 20 years and they will tell you it’s the movie Top Gun. Until the game makers have funding to obtain regulatory approval or the industry commissions game developers to produce one of their own, Ship Simulator 2008, will not be the replacement for time consuming trips to expensive training facilities. What it does contain is a real life threat to vessel safety, the dynamic between watch standers and the master. It also lacks any type of technical simulation that might confuse a mariner looking to prepare for a sea watch. This video contains realistic images and sound all produced by game that costs less than $40 US. Like a low budget Hollywood movie it contains numerous errors and I doubt it was produced by a licensed mariner but that’s not the point. It shows a simulated disaster situation played out on the game Ship Simulator 2008. Even the slightest differences in maneuvering characteristics between the game and real life ship handling can make simulated practice detrimental to job performance.īelow is a video I found YouTube.
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The full mission simulators are very expensive, the purpose built ones lack realism and the recreational games are mostly avoided because, as professionals performing life critical operations in dangerous environments, we need assurance that game play is true to life.
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Some have even played with either purpose built or recreational PC based simulators but each of these three types have inherent problems. To download the free add-on pack, visit the Shipyard…….”.Currently all mariners are familiar with the large full mission ship simulators like the one pictured above. VSTEP will continue to release new high quality free add-on packs for Ship Simulator 2008 at the Shipyard on a weekly basis leading up to the release of the new Ship Simulator Extremes game in 2010. The Jumbo Javelin Super Pack is created by the dedicated Ship Simulator Creator’s Forum.
#SHIP SIMULATOR 2008 FOR FREE#
“…… All Ship Simulator 2008 and Ship Simulator 2008: New Horizons users will be able to download this new add-on pack for free and sail the massive Jumbo Javelin, enjoy new gameplay features and play exciting new missions. And don’t worry, we’re NOT going to bother you every week with a free shipping add-on, so better note the URL now and look for yourself next time! The Ship Simulator 2008 is available from simMarket of course. Continuing its weekly release of free download packs for Ship Simulator 2008, game developer VSTEP announces “…… the Jumbo Javelin Super Pack, the third new free download pack for Ship Simulator 2008 now available at “The Shipyard”, the online vessel & environment shop for Ship Simulator 2008….”.