History Main / VirtualTrainingSimulation

* It's part of the {{backstory}} of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn'' game that you're a "telegeneral" leading your troops from a computer screen, [[PaintingTheFourthWall as if you're playing a]] RealTimeStrategy [[PaintingTheFourthWall game]], and thet you were first flagged as potential command talent because the GDI and NOD are monitoring online strategy games for that reason.

* The premise of the vertical {{shmup}} ''ImageFight''.

* It's part of the {{backstory}} of the first ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' game that you're a "telegeneral" leading your troops from a computer screen, [[PaintingTheFourthWall as if you're playing a]] RealTimeStrategy [[PaintingTheFourthWall game]], and thet you were first flagged as potential command talent because the GDI and NOD are monitoring online strategy games for that reason.
* ''SpaceQuest V: The Next Mutation'', being a parody of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', starts with [[AlmightyJanitor Roger]] in a [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Kobayashi Maru]]-like simulation in the [[TheFederation StarCon]] Academy before beind discovered by [[JerkAss Captain Raems T. Quirk]] and kicked out. Unlike the Trek version, though, this is a one-man simulation.

* Much like ''The Last Starfighter'', Ryusei Date's storyline in ''SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' starts with his being recruited to become a mecha pilot based on his performance with a video game created to train and scout prospective recruits. Military-grade simulators are also referred to in several cutscenes.

* In ''BobAndGeorge'' the heroes train in a holodeck style room - which malfunctions frequently. In fact pretty much every time they use it.

* The ''Series/{{Stargate SG-1}}'' episode "Avatar" revolves around the beta test of a simulator created using ImportedAlienPhlebotinum from "Gamekeeper". It goes into a full-blown HolodeckMalfunction when Teal'c sits in the chair.

May get dangerous if a HolodeckMalfunction occurs. If it is dangerous or becomes so on a regular basis, it is also a DeadlyTrainingArea. Can be used for a DangerRoomColdOpen or an UnwinnableTrainingSimulation. See also {{Cyberspace}}.

* Early on in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (episode 3 if I recall) there's scene where Shinji is training to fire the Eva's assault rifle by shooting virtual Angels. The same scene appears in ''RebuildOfEvangelion'' but with some notable changes, mainly that instead of Shinji actually piloting his Eva and firing the gun in the training room, he pilots a simulation body (a limbless Eva unit hooked up to the VR program).

* The "Danger Room" of the XMen was originally basically just an obstacle course, but in the later issues it was rebuilt into using holographic technology.

* ''TheMatrix''.

* ''{{Toys}}''. Pretty much the point of the film (namely that it's a bad idea, at least to do it to children).
* ''TheLastStarfighter''. An apparent ordinary arcade game turns out to be one of these, both a training device and a recruiting tool to find promising pilots.

* The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' universe has the holodecks which, as the name implies, use holograms.
* Ditto for the simudeck on the Astro Megaship in ''PowerRangersInSpace''. In addition to having most of the same purposes as the Star Trek holodecks, it was also a clever way of using ''[[DenjiSentaiMegaranger Megaranger]]'' footage that would otherwise have been unsuitable.

* A big part of the plot of ''MetalGearSolid2''. Other games include VR training.
* Used in the ''JamesBond'' game ''Everything or Nothing''.

* In ''RatchetAndClank 3'', a VR course teaches the player the basics of using two gadgets.
* It's part of the {{backstory}} of the first ''CommandAndConquer'' game that you're a "telegeneral" leading your troops from a computer screen, [[PaintingTheFourthWall as if you're playing a]] RealTimeStrategy [[PaintingTheFourthWall game]], and thet you were first flagged as potential command talent because the GDI and NOD are monitoring online strategy games for that reason.

* The heroes of ''FanFic/TheMotleyTwo'' participate in one of these as part of army training, and those who do badly face demotion. It's sort of patterned after typical CompetitiveMultiplayer {{First Person Shooter}}s, with two teams against each other; one of the "game modes" is an "escort the VIP" objective, while in another an outnumbered team defends themselves until they can use an airstrike.

* A big argument against video games made by people like Senator Joe Lieberman was that {{First Person Shooter}}s are too much like the RealLife simulations used by the military. Someone with the actual knowledge and experience with the simulation countered the argument, saying that it is nothing like a video game. If you die in the game, you can just [[DeathIsCheap re-load from a save]] and try again. In the military simulation, getting "shot" means you failed the test, which has RealLife consequences. After all, you can't afford any mistakes when facing the enemy. Also, instead of a mouse or a controller, soldiers use guns that have an actual kick.
** The best you can learn from an FPS is how to take advantage of the terrain and layout, and how to do coordinated attacks with other people. Any actual shooting skills or dealing with a living enemy who cares about dying requires some actual military training.

* Virtual Training Simulators are present in ''{{Futurama}}''. They can even malfunction and turn the holograms real.

* ''EndersGame''. Mostly.

* The ''StarTrek'' universe has the holodecks which, as the name implies, use holograms.

* ''SpaceQuest V: The Next Mutation'', being a parody of ''StarTrek'', starts with [[AlmightyJanitor Roger]] in a [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Kobayashi Maru]]-like simulation in the [[TheFederation StarCon]] Academy before beind discovered by [[JerkAss Captain Raems T. Quirk]] and kicked out. Unlike the Trek version, though, this is a one-man simulation.

* In ''ArtemisFowl'', the LEP are trained with these. Holly Short passed one of her exams by shooting the projector, technically defeating all the enemies.

* Much like ''The Last Starfighter'', Ryusei Date's storyline in ''SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' starts with his being recruited to become a mecha pilot based on his performance with a video game created to train and scout prospective recruits.

* ''{{Psychonauts}}'' features teachers who construct training landscapes inside their minds, then allow students to [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind enter them]] to learn PsychicPowers.

May get dangerous if a HolodeckMalfunction occurs. If it is dangerous or becomes so on a regular basis, it is also a DeadlyTrainingArea. Can be used for a DangerRoomColdOpen or TheKobayashiMaru. See also {{Cyberspace}}.

* ''SpaceQuest V: The Next Mutation'', being a parody of ''StarTrek'', starts with [[AlmightyJanitor Roger]] in a [[TheKobayashiMaru Kobayashi Maru]]-like simulation in the [[TheFederation StarCon]] Academy before beind discovered by [[JerkAss Captain Raems T. Quirk]] and kicked out. Unlike the Trek version, though, this is a one-man simulation.

* A big argument against video games made by people like Senator Joe Lieberman was that {{First Person Shooter}}s are too much like the RealLife simulations used by the military. Someone with the actual knowledge and experience with the simulation countered the argument, saying that it is nothing like a video game. If you die in the game, you can just [[DeathIsCheap re-load from a save]] and try again. In the military simulation, getting "shot" means you failed the test, which has RealLife consequences. After all, you can't afford any mistakes when facing the enemy. Also, instead of a mouse or a controller, soldiers use guns that have an actual kick.

* The heroes of ''FanFic/TheMotleyTwo'' participate in one of these as part of army training, and those who do badly face demotion. It's sort of patterned after typical CompetitiveMultiplayer FirstPersonShooters, with two teams against each other; one of the "game modes" is an "escort the VIP" objective, while in another an outnumbered team defends themselves until they can use an airstrike.

* The heroes of ''TheMotleyTwo'' participate in one of these as part of army training, and those who do badly face demotion. It's sort of patterned after typical CompetitiveMultiplayer FirstPersonShooters, with two teams against each other; one of the "game modes" is an "escort the VIP" objective, while in another an outnumbered team defends themselves until they can use an airstrike.

May get dangerous [[strike:if]] ''when'' a HolodeckMalfunction occurs. Can be used for a DangerRoomColdOpen or TheKobayashiMaru. See also {{Cyberspace}}.

* In ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha A's'' manga, the title character constructs a virtual training environment inside her head with the help of a {{Magitek}} computer and uses it for combat training without compromising her civilian muggle guise.

* The heroes of ''TheMotleyTwo'' participate in one of these. It's sort of patterned after typical CompetitiveMultiplayer FirstPersonShooters, with two teams with an "escort the VIP" objective.

May get dangerous [[trike:if]] ''when'' a HolodeckMalfunction occurs. Can be used for a DangerRoomColdOpen or TheKobayashiMaru. See also {{Cyberspace}}.

May get dangerous if a HolodeckMalfunction occurs. Can be used for a DangerRoomColdOpen or TheKobayashiMaru. See also {{Cyberspace}}.

* The heroes of ''TheMotleyTwo'' participate in one of these. It's sort of patterned after typical multiplayer FirstPersonShooters.

Showing up in ScienceFiction settings, the VirtualTrainingSimulation is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin -- a training session, or perhaps an exam, set in virtual reality.