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Half a century after Tinseltown first produced army training films, the major studios are once again gearing up for battle. At this month's annual Siggraph conference, the Secretary of the Army will announce a new partnership among Hollywood filmmakers, the US Army, and a Southern California university to create an LA research center for computerized virtual environments and warfare simulation. The military has already budgeted $50 million for the project, which will include a mission rehearsal theater in Marina del Rey. Saving Private Ryan might be easier the next time around.

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