Navy showcases virtual reality experience at Volcano Vista HS - KOB 4

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — At a recruitment lawsuit Wednesday astatine Volcano Vista, the U.S. Navy gave precocious schoolhouse students a accidental to beryllium a sailor – virtually.

“We wanted to beryllium capable to benignant of similar scope retired to them via this virtual world programme that we have,” said Mark Hufana, a Navy recruiter. “So that they tin spell up and instrumentality a look astatine like, what benignant of technology, what benignant of careers that they tin beryllium progressive in.”

Hufana has made a vocation retired of the Navy. He has worked for astir a decennary arsenic a atomic propulsion operator, and present arsenic a recruiter helping to forge the adjacent procreation of sailors.

The VR simulates a rescue ngo truthful students get to rescue their chap sailors.

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