War Play

Video Games and the Future of Armed Conflict

Nonfiction, Computers, Entertainment & Games, Game Programming - Graphics, Science & Nature, Technology, Military Science
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Author: Corey Mead ISBN: 9780544032019
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: September 17, 2013
Imprint: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Language: English
Author: Corey Mead
ISBN: 9780544032019
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: September 17, 2013
Imprint: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English

A behind-the-scenes look at how the military uses video game technology to train soldiers, treat veterans, and entice new recruits.

How does the U.S. military train its soldiers for new forms of armed conflict, all within the constraints of diminished defense budgets? Increasingly, the answer is cutting-edge video game technology. Corey Mead shows us training sessions where soldiers undertake multiplayer “missions” that test combat skills, develop unit cohesion, and teach cultural awareness. He immerses himself in 3-D battle simulations so convincing that they leave his heart racing. And he shows how the military, which has shaped American education more than any other force over the last century, fuels the adoption of games as learning tools—and recruitment come-ons. Mead also details how the military uses games to prepare soldiers for their return to the home front and to treat PTSD.

Military-funded researchers were closely involved with the computing advances that led to the invention of the Internet. Now, as Mead proves, we are poised at the brink of a similar explosion in game technology. War Play reveals that many of tomorrow’s teaching tools, therapies, and entertainments can be found in today’s military.

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A behind-the-scenes look at how the military uses video game technology to train soldiers, treat veterans, and entice new recruits.

How does the U.S. military train its soldiers for new forms of armed conflict, all within the constraints of diminished defense budgets? Increasingly, the answer is cutting-edge video game technology. Corey Mead shows us training sessions where soldiers undertake multiplayer “missions” that test combat skills, develop unit cohesion, and teach cultural awareness. He immerses himself in 3-D battle simulations so convincing that they leave his heart racing. And he shows how the military, which has shaped American education more than any other force over the last century, fuels the adoption of games as learning tools—and recruitment come-ons. Mead also details how the military uses games to prepare soldiers for their return to the home front and to treat PTSD.

Military-funded researchers were closely involved with the computing advances that led to the invention of the Internet. Now, as Mead proves, we are poised at the brink of a similar explosion in game technology. War Play reveals that many of tomorrow’s teaching tools, therapies, and entertainments can be found in today’s military.

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