Video Game as recruitment tools? Say what?

abenja1

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I don't know if this has been discussed. Hopefully it hasn't. I read CTers all the time say that video games are brainwashing the masses to recruit them from everything into the army to making them serial killers. Of course, we all see the amount of people lining up at the recruitment lines. Discuss. Debunk. Theorize. Your choice.
 
abenja1 said:
I don't know if this has been discussed. Hopefully it hasn't. I read CTers all the time say that video games are brainwashing the masses to recruit them from everything into the army to making them serial killers. Of course, we all see the amount of people lining up at the recruitment lines. Discuss. Debunk. Theorize. Your choice.
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Could you link to some examples of this?
 
I know that the military uses digital software to simulate a war environment but that's about all I know of it.
 
I think it is certainly true that the US army is using video games as recruitment tools and has been for some time. I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, because it is hardly a secret. I also don't think it can be called 'brainwashing'. Even though being able to playfight in a fake war without the risk of actual injury may be "glorifying war", it is rather unlikely that it will cause anyone to enlist who would otherwise never have. I bet there are plenty of people who enjoy that game who are not at all interested being shipped to Iraq for real, and the game is not going to change that.
 
I know that my teenage son is looking to join an Orc Horde in an evil campaign to storm the Alliance stronghold at Darnassus....
 
Earthborn said:
I think it is certainly true that the US army is using video games as recruitment tools and has been for some time. I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, because it is hardly a secret. I also don't think it can be called 'brainwashing'. Even though being able to playfight in a fake war without the risk of actual injury may be "glorifying war", it is rather unlikely that it will cause anyone to enlist who would otherwise never have. I bet there are plenty of people who enjoy that game who are not at all interested being shipped to Iraq for real, and the game is not going to change that.
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Indeed! Interesting thing about America's Army (the game) though is you only play the American side.
 
oh please. I play Call of Duty, Ghost Recon, Tom Clancy Rainbow Six, etc , and never did I feel after playing those games, did I want to go an "enlist". Far from it.

Next game up: Metal Gear Solid 4 .. only 4 more days
 
Yes and Judas Priest promotes suicide, and Dungeons and Dragons makes you think you can fly.

TAM:)
 
As soon as the Army works out a way to actualize 1-Up mushrooms in real life, their video game advertising will become a smashing success.
 
mrbaracuda said:
Indeed! Interesting thing about America's Army (the game) though is you only play the American side.
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Another interesting thing is that there is another game comissioned by the US army where you can only play the American side, and you can't lose! Hurray, war is cool, and won't get you hurt at all! Take that lousily programmed artificially unintelligent enemies of America!
 
Garb said:
I know that the military uses digital software to simulate a war environment but that's about all I know of it.
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From what I understand, the video games are mainly used to promote teamwork and increase perception. Basically, be more aware of your surroundings. In an urban environment where hiding spots can be improvised, this is a good thing.
 
theauthor said:
Im still waiting for a single example of a truther actually claiming this.
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Alex Jones did. There is an blog post on Prison Planet that says Battlefield 2 was an NWO-propaganda tool. Another blog post on PP also said the V-Tech massacre was the result of video games in our culture.
 
theauthor said:
Im still waiting for a single example of a truther actually claiming this.
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Well, there's your problem! Don't sit around waiting for others to do stuff for you, get up off your bottom and do something for yourself for a change!
 
Brainache said:
I know that my teenage son is looking to join an Orc Horde in an evil campaign to storm the Alliance stronghold at Darnassus....
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That's because your son and his hordie friends are all chicken$#!+s.

Why don't you tell him to attack a target that we care about and will actively defend? :p
 
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MarkyX said:
Alex Jones did. There is an blog post on Prison Planet that says Battlefield 2 was an NWO-propaganda tool. Another blog post on PP also said the V-Tech massacre was the result of video games in our culture.
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2005/231105videogame.htm

"New Video Game where players 'fight FOR the new world order'

The popular video game Battlefield2 has a new expansion pack called "Special Forces" coming out soon. When the game comes out on November 22nd, players can look forward to fighting FOR the new world order! From the EA Games description:"

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2005/301105videogame.htm

"A new video game now available for X Box and PC depicts an apocalyptic vision of America after the year 2008 where terror attacks carried out by anti-government militias force the European Union to send in an occupying army."

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2007/190407mindcontrolled.htm

"Deadly accuracy, disturbing revelations suggest outside involvement in VA Massacre, cocktail of brainwashing from prozac, violent video games contributed to carnage"
 
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