A few months ago, Capt. Alon Pereg,  who was about to command the next 737NG pilot's course of EL AL airlines, had an idea - the trainees could practice Airliner procedures, 737 automation (FMC) and ATC communications during the ground school stages of the course by flying online. He approached Kobi David, Vatsim Israel's CEO. Alon and Kobi went to the home cockpit of a Vatsim member, and took the PMDG 737 for a ride. Alon was very impressed with this demonstration, and now the ball was at his hands.Now, seven months later, members of VATIL, the Israeli branch of vatsim.net Virtual Air Traffic Flight Simulation Network, are part of the view in the training center.

Doctors at Shiba Hospital in Israel have found an effective way to improve the recovery of severe burns patients using Sony Playstation game consoles.According to the doctors, the patients, usually partially covered in special bondages, sink into the games and forget the pains caused by the burns. This results in body moves that the patients would not be able to do without the distractions.  The body moves speed up recovery and reduce pains.Tom Karney, a patient who suffers from burns in his hands and legs from campfire accident says "I'm used to playing with the Playstation, but here it has a lot more meaning.