2023-05-11 09:12:26
us navyRecently, a press release was published, raising a sea lion that can play video games. The sea lion code-named Spike is now the No.1 player in the San Diego Bay.
This research focuses on studying and improving the cognitive abilities of marine mammals. And after the experiment, it was also found that the game can keep the sea lions in a happy mood.
The U.S. military has a long history of training animals to assist in combat, and the “Game Sea Lion” is one of the most recent successful marine mammal programs. The U.S. Navy trained three sea lions to play video games, and gave them a code name like a game ID; after training, the sea lion “Spike” learned to complete the challenges of using buttons to control light spots to get out of the maze and chase the target (fish) in sequence .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRuRr7bFTs8
The U.S. Navy created this EVE (Enclosure Video Enrichment) game system. The researchers will first teach the sea lions to pay attention to the pictures and interactions that appear on the screen, and then use the controller. The sea lions will gradually understand the correspondence between the buttons and the pictures; from the beginning Can control the light point to move to the target position, get out of the maze, and even learn to chase moving targets.
As the sea lions gradually became familiar with the gameplay, they not only changed direction when the control light hit the wall, but also passed the level in an average of 6 seconds and no more than 7 button presses.
In fact, during the entire training program, video games were one of the care items that provided entertainment for the sea lions, but this successfully confirmed the cognitive abilities of the sea lions, including the ability to recognize objects on the screen and manipulate complex interfaces.
The U.S. military has also found that the game seems to keep the sea lions in a good mood; after three years of practice, Spike and his sea lion teammates can often complete the game on their own initiative without the need for food.
The U.S. military mentioned that sea lions will not experience a state of “mentality burst.” Kelley Winship, a scientist and lead researcher at the National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF), joked that sea lions may be more civilized than humans in playing games because they don’t get frustrated: “You don’t see them laughing at other sea lions or It’s a wrestling handle.”
Kelley Winship also said that this research will continue because the possibilities are endless. Later, a chase game will be made that will allow researchers to fight against Spike: “Spike will be very excited to see that he can run after the target we control.”
While it’s unclear what the U.S. military wants sea lions to learn, the dolphins of “Oolong Police Station” dolphin detectives may one day be possible.
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