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Games That Shoot Back
syousef writes "A shooting game that shoots back, delivering electric shocks through the player's hips when they're shot, is being used for recruitment (Hey shooting people is fun) and training by the U.S. military. There's talk of developing it into a PC game. Here's a quote from the article: 'It has the same power as a stun gun. It knocks you down. You have to continue to work through the pain and keep on fighting, as that is what you need to do - to keep on fighting even when wounded.' I guess in Soviet America, games shoot you. How many law suits would this cause based on unknown heart conditions? I also hope there's some sort of built-in safety in case the thing starts to zap you repeatedly. (Deadly endless loop, anyone?)"
But this isn't even really a game, you didn't even have to RTFA to see that it was used for training.
This is so ridiculous. If only the US Military would read Slashdot's Game forums, they'd know that playing realistic violent video games have absolutely no relation to comitting violent acts. So why use it as a recruitment tool or training method?
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