We just got the press release from the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds announcing the finalists in their "Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge." As previously reported, the US military is sponsoring a "Federal Virtual World Challenge" to get the public to submit ideas for "innovative and interactive training and
analysis solutions in virtual worlds." It's hard to understand the specifics of the projects being proposed, but they have some interesting titles, including the "Tredpro Fusion Fire System," the "Mars Expedition Strategy Challenge," and something called "Chicken Chase."
Finalists are eligible for the $25,000 grand prize and are invited to demo their proposals at the Defense Users’ GameTech Conference in Orlando March 29-31, 2010.
The full press release follows after the jump...
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