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Virtual Peace Sim Game Based On America's Army

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the where-everyone-looks-like-a-victim dept.

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."

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  1. I Played as the US... by vjmurphy · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  2. Conflict resolution by BigGar' · · Score: 5, Funny

    America's Army teaches conflict resolution.
    By killing all those that disagree with you, you resolve the conflict.

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