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Virtual Peace Sim Game Based On America's Army
fortapocalypse writes "Duke University in collaboration with Virtual Heroes (who created America's Army) has produced a game called Virtual Peace, the intention of which is to help the gamer develop disaster relief and conflict resolution skills. Virtual Peace also is the winner of the HASTAC/MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition, according to an article published by the university."
I played as the US in the Katrina emergency so that I could eat Cheetos and surf the web instead of helping anyone. After a few in-game days, I transferred some water to the survivors and attempted to blame everyone else.
Vincent J. Murphy
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Thank you for finding the PC way of saying what I was thinking. The best I could come up with is "this is the worst fucking idea for a game I've ever heard."
Whale
I need to mobilize the National Guard and send food to the affected areas... "Spawn more Overlords!"
I just can't see staying up until four in the morning to get the last of that bottled water to Indonesia... Next year they come out with "Checkbook Simulator" and Virtual Dishwashing!"
Hey, would you like to come over to my house and play a new game?
Sure, what is it?
It's called Virtual Peace!
Virtual Peace, huh. That's a cool name for a sex game! Is it like Leisure Suit Larry?
No, Peace, not piece, you know, as in non-violent lovey-dovey.
So it's a girl game?
Well, not exactly. It's about saving people from disasters and injustice through negotiation and treaties.
Oh. Do you get to kill people, like in Star Wars where they were all like What are you doing!? And she was all, "Aggressive negotiation!"
No. It's just a sim where you run around passing out supplies. You get feel good points though, which you can use to upgrade to a bigger backpack, or better running shoes, or a nice biosuit.
Umm... Could we just play Grand Theft Auto?
Yeah, sure! It's way more fun anyway. Wanna know a quick way to make money? After you pick up the hooker you kill her and then she drops money. Cool huh?
Word.
#fuckbeta #iamslashdot #dicemustdie
What about PvP?
America's Army teaches conflict resolution.
By killing all those that disagree with you, you resolve the conflict.
Shop smart, Shop S-Mart.
...will be checking to see whether your avatar has served in the Virtual Peace Corps before deciding to let you join.
While flying supplies into the outback, we were shot down by the kangaroos anti-aircraft fire.
Who would win this election: Andrew Weiner vs Andrew Weiner's weiner.
...The creators must have taken their notes from this http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/video-game-skills.php
Read my Very Short "Stories"
... why don't they just call it Instant Pussification or perhaps Spreading the Ghey?
Uh huh. Thanks for reminding us that the bible has a retarded quote for just about everything.
I'm calling it "Oil For Food".....
"The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
Global political simulator? I think it does all right.
There were also some rts games made by a german company that involved environmental cleanup. I'm not sure how those did but they looked interesting.
Careful though: historically, Germans have poor judgment when it comes to determining what constitutes an "environmental cleanup".
Meh, the joke is all right, but could use a little work.
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ECHELON is a government program to find words like bomb, jihad, plutonium, assassinate, and anarchy.
That's the thing that even chess club nerds are embarrassed to be associated with, right?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Why the hell do you think I joined the military, to get college money?
Model U.N.? That has to be the coolest idea I can think of! Not only that, but it would be tons of fun and give important life lessons. Kids could learn important lessons about graft, hypocrisy, corruption, incompetence, dishonesty, even the sex slave trade if your district can afford the Congo program. Reenacting the "Food for Oil" scandal could give us enough corrupt bureaucrats and influence-grubbing politicians for the next generation!
Issuing finger-wagging resolutions that threatening nothing worse than more finger wagging!
Putting vicious tyrants in charge of watchdogging human rights!
Exploit rich countries for the their money and power, then undermine them at every turn to the advantage of petty dictatorships!
Spread communist philosophy, erode traditional values, promote sexual perversion, subvert justice and help expedite the fall of civilization!
In the model U.N. you could learn the lessons of a lifetime as you enjoy role-playing an arrogant but incompetent paper-pusher growing rich on kickbacks. Who wouldn't want that?!
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.