Allows The Public To Participate In Simulated Real-Life
Missions
The Air National Guard's "Rise to the Challenge" tour ... a
traveling interactive campaign, which debuted last year ... is
returning for a second season. The ANG says the tour is designed to
educate Americans about the Air Guard's role in serving local
communities and our nation. This technologically-driven experience
provides the public an opportunity to participate in simulated
missions designed to demonstrate the real-life roles of Air Guard
men and women. Visitors are also invited to discover life in the
Air Guard, and to identify opportunities that will help them
achieve their educational and career goals.
The tour, which is traveling the country through the middle of
November, features a series of seven separate interactive
challenges; each designed to highlight a skill associated with an
Air National Guard career field. The gaming challenges,
housed in a touring vehicle built to simulate the interior of a
cargo plane, are designed to test a player's electronic,
mechanical, observational and spatial aptitudes. Challenges include
refueling a B-2 Spirit bomber mid-air, packing a cargo hold for
maximum efficiency, honing surveillance skills, testing physical
strength and serving as a first responder in a disaster-stricken
city. This year, the tour features an increased number of
gaming stations to accommodate more people per event.
In the spirit of competition, everyone who finishes the
seven-game challenge series can retrieve their total overall score
from all seven challenges by swiping their tour badge with an Air
Guard recruiter before leaving the event-site. The names and scores
of the leading challenge performers will be featured on an on-site
leader board, and the tour's leading high scorer will remain
featured on the leader board throughout the tour's duration. Top
scorers from each event will also be featured on the Air National
Guard's Facebook page.
Additionally, participants will be able to continue their Air
Guard experience online by visiting GoANG.com/games, where they can
play the Reconnaissance Challenge and additional levels of the
Augmented Reality Refueling and Medics Challenge.
The Air Guard also developed a mobile gaming application that
challenges users to test their reaction time, logic and mental
agility as they compete against others. The mobile gaming
application, "Air Taptics", will be released in June and can be
downloaded for free at the Apple and Android Market Place stores on
mobile platforms including, iPhone, iPad, iTouch and Android
devices.
The "Rise to the Challenge" Tour will be featured at festivals,
air shows, taste, music and sports events across the nation, and
participation in the tour is free. The Air National Guard invites
you to "Rise to the Challenge" by joining them on-site to try your
hand at the numerous activities.