TECHNOLOGY

Rio gets its game on

THOSE wasted years spent playing video games may end up being good for your future, it seems, as gamers are being feted by companies such as Rio Tinto and Immersive Technologies for their high levels of hand-eye co-ordination and extensive multi-tasking capabilities.

 Those Vice City battles may come in handy in the real world

Those Vice City battles may come in handy in the real world

Rio Tinto uses simulators and virtual reality technology to teach rookie operators how to drive haul trucks and operate heavy mining machinery from the comfort of their own computers. In a partnership...

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