DARPA seeks games to test weapons systems

The research arm of the Defense Department is looking for ways to crowdsource weapon systems testing.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for a way to use gaming to debug weapons systems software.

DARPA released draft request for proposals looking for puzzles that ordinary people can solve on various mobile and computer devices, reports NextGov. The agency would build a database of the solutions, and then use it to ensure weapons system software run without errors.