> The Armyâ??s initial vision for the institute was to create a holodeck-inspired immersive training environment.
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Richard Lindheim, 81, founder of USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Along with founding Paramount Digital Entertainment, Lindheim helped unite academia and technology at USC to advance military training.