UNR team assists Navy in developing war simulators (NV)

[NVMojo]

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Computer science and engineering students at the University of Nevada, Reno are developing high-tech programs and simulators to train Navy captains and officers.

Three professors and six graduate students have been working the project for about two years.

This week, Lt. Ryan Aleson with the Navy's Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, R.I., was on campus to review progress.

"I've never seen software developed this effectively so quickly," said Aleson said. "This team puts a lot of contractors to shame."

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