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PSP: Employee Training Device?

We can't decide if this sucks or rules, so maybe you can help us figure it out. Hilton Hotels (yes, that Hilton) have announced that the company will be using special PSP software to train new employees. Part game, part soul-sucking corporate gimmick, Hilton has dubbed the program “Ultimate Team Play”.

According to the company, “ULTIMATE TEAM PLAY puts the player in control of key Hilton Garden Inn hotel roles including front desk, housekeeping, maintenance and food service. As players roam the virtual hotel they interact with guests as they would in the real world seeking to perform their jobs in specific ways to improve customer service scores using a unique scoring system that drives all brand service assessment for hotels that are part of Hilton Hotels Corporation.”

Ah, the exciting virtual world of food service. Despite the drudgery described in the official press release, we would love to get our hands on a copy of this intriguing title. If only so that we could roam the halls looking for ways NOT to perform our jobs in specific ways befitting a Hilton Hotels Corporation employee. Look for this uber collectible PSP game to fetch astronomical prices on eBay ten years from now.

We would love to know what those energy bars in the top-left of the screen are measuring.

[Source: Siliconera.com]