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America's Army - Development, Impact Analyzed

Posted by simoniker on from the glossy-brochure-du-jour dept.

Professor writes "The MOVES Institute's America's Army team has placed a booklet on the game's development and impact (PDF link) onto the web." The MOVES Institute is part of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and their page notes this booklet was "...developed for the America's Army exhibit [part of the Bang The Machine exhibition] at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Art Center... [and] tells you all you wanted to know about the philosophy, history, and implementation of the MOVES Institute's hit game." We've previously covered the reported recruiting success of America's Army.

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  1. I don't know about you... by IshanCaspian · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...but I won't play this game and help the army's recruiting methods succeed. I'd rather encourage my friends to play games that aren't made by organizations bent on killing people. :)

    That's just me, though...you may like killing people for a living.

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    But there is another kind of evil that we must fear most... and that is the indifference of good men.
    1. Re:I don't know about you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      This is hysterical.

      Of course they're bent on killing people -- THEY'RE THE FUCKING ARMY, YOU STUPID DIRTY HIPPY.

    2. Re:I don't know about you... by Lemental · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Wow, the first post is from some peacenick with their stereotypical views of the army and its team of developers. I was assuming the crowd on /. was intelligent enough to recognize the difference between the army and a group of mass murderers. Let me educate you. The army protects you, and your freedoms to slam them. So, lay off, and give thema break. Unless you arent in this country. In that case, we STILL protect some of you and your way of life. You live in Europe? Chances are you have a US army base near you. So you encourage your freinds to buy other games where they are developed by companies like EA, and Ubisoft, who, are just in it for the altruisitc benefits? Riiiight.

    3. Re:I don't know about you... by merdark · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      Yup... your country sure protected us from all those eeevil weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Your country also really really helped the people of Cambodia by helping the maniac Polpot into power. (I don't imagine your educated enough to know who Polpot was, let's just say he makes Saddam look like Santa and Hitler like the tooth fairy)

      Your army did a great job training Osama bin Laden too! Although I must admit, you didn't train Saddam well enough. Yep, your country is full of saits! GO ARMY!

      In all seriousness the US army has also done a lot of good, but that does not give you the right to go bashing others for wanting peace rather than war. And no, oil is not a good cause for war.