Camouflage in Video Games: Battlefield 3's Pattern Options

A recent video leaked on to Youtube (presumably from one of those that received the game before they were supposed), and gives some insight into patterns used in Battlefield 3. Some are quite... interesting.

MARPAT (desert) and... SURPAT?!?!

There's little doubt in my mind that that's SURPAT. Which I find odd, as I'm one of the few people on the internet that's written about it. Perhaps someone at DICE 3 is a camophile?

Black

Before choosing Black, perhaps you should read this.

Marine Corps Needs Sharing Lessons

"Mine!" - Sergeant Major Carlton Kent (not really, but the same in not so few words)

Army Times reports that one of the major contenders to win the United States camouflage solicitation is MARPAT, but the pattern may not necessarily have an easy victory. The Marine Corps is looking to protect its investment in MARPAT and isn't exactly champing at the bit to relinquish the pattern. What does that mean? More opportunity for smaller developers like FEAR GEAR to get their fair shake! In the end I think this little bump in the road will prompt decision makers to take a more serious look at the myriad other cool alternatives that have been proposed.

Shout out to Jon for sending the mentioned article to me!

Digicam - Who was first? - Camouflage Week

Ever wonder who was the first to develop or implement digital camouflage? According to research done by the authour of Hyperstealth, the answer isn't as easy as you would think.

Between the challengers of MARPAT and CADPAT, the winner is CADPAT. MARPAT is in fact a direct derivative of CADPAT, created through the USMC's interest in the Canadian invention, and a collaborative exchange between the two nations.

However, as Mr. Cramer states, a little known pattern called Dual-Tex was the very first digital camouflage pattern to be implemented. This pattern was in use as far back as the 1980s! Check out all the details here: Click me!


Update (May 12th 2010) - As Lawrence from Strike - Hold! points out, there was nothing digital about the Dual-Tex pattern, it was only made to resemble pixels. That being said, I suppose CADPAT is the first true digital pattern to be implemented. If you haven't checked out Strike - Hold! before, take the time to look around and subscribe to the RSS feed, it's  a great blog.