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more about #army IvanDashSmith: It's good that you didn't trivialize people who grew up hunting as some kind of redneck loser with a term like "varmints." No defensive suburban upbr... more » lanion: Wait wait wait.... bombs are all hidden in bright red barrels. The video game kids should be owning this! #army more » Altima NEO: But clearly, gamers are better at being the "One man army to infiltrate and destroy the enemy base" #army more » fxsoap: i can't say i agree with this. i've been gaming since i was 8 on ms-dos games like Math Blaster. I have better depth perception and peripheral vision ... more » Covert_Knight: I thought the reason is obvious. We're not as careful as hunters or "hood rats" because we are used to the idea that we can respawn. Though it does de... more » elpuga: Maybe if they offered an achievement for finding the bomb. Other than saving your own life. You know, like a small token that says "50 points: You sh... more » Padder: We need 3d TVs and games to improve depth perception.....and within the games we should remove any sort of GPS and highlights that indicates where ene... more » Revenge_of_Nekojin: This is kinda weird, because I just participated in IED training yesterday, led by an ex-demolitions special forces member (and let me tell you, there... more » Odin: Yeah, I keep running over landmines in Valkyria Chronicles. Same sort of thing right? #army more » Showmeyomoves!: "Country boys and hood rats" I just found the perfect title for my imaginary debut rap-album. #army more » Qmzn: I wouldn't say all gamers lack the visual recognition skills to spot hidden bombs, but I certainly do. I have probably spotted and shot one claymore f... more » ryan2107: I hope ghetto kids can spot bombs. Their lives depend on it. #army more » Jeremy Goldstone: Ironically, a situation where casual gamers should have an edge. #army more » WhiteSkyRising: You know, in the future, when we have like gundams and stuff waging war and cyborg creatures bouncing around at great speeds, but we mysteriously have... more » Shinkirou: Thats makes me wonder, if they know this why is the Army still trying to recruit gamers with America's Army and all the promote events? #army more » MonkeyChunks: Of course a bunch of posters here will say that this research is wrong to defend their gaming habits, but I believe this is just another piece of evid... more » mabadaba: So people who have a long history of firearm use and people who have been exposed to dangerous situations on a regular basis make for better soldiers?... more » toata: Give me bombsite A & bombsite B, include a diffuse kit, and I'll save the day within 30 sec. #army more » screwsociety: From someone who's almost been shot several times growing up in both Hartford, CT and Brooklyn, NY and as someone who has been literally stabbed in th... more » Evdor: Now freed of this mystery, the Army can now spend time and money on real researches. Next up? Are Girl Scouts better Sharpshooters than trained Milit... more » -
#research
Gamers Not Great at Finding Explosives
Soldiers who grew up in the burbs playing video games instead of shooting varmints in the country, or avoiding trouble in a bad neighborhood, are singled out by Army research as particularly poor at spotting roadside bombs. More » -
#wargames
Unmanned Aircraft System Hovers Over America's Army
America's Army 3 is bringing Northrop Grumman Corporation's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System to the digital battlefield, allowing players to experience some of the military's newest technology. More » -
#punishment
Today's Punishment: Soldier Performing Britney Spears on SingStar
If, to feel safe and secure, you depend upon the image of the U.S. fighting man as 200 pounds of rompin' stompin' shitkickin' dynamite, this might not be the video for you to watch. More » -
#fpsliterally
Army Envisions Future with Master Chief-ified Soldiers
Or, maybe they're Mass Effect-ified. But the U.S. Army's concept for a soldier in the year 2030 definitely looks video game-ified - especially with its strength-enhancing exoskeleton and ... combat drugs? Maybe it's Helghast-ified? More » -
#protest
Army Game Protester Did It for the Kids
Last week, GamePolitics brought you the live coverage of a demonstration against the Army Experience Center, a video game recruiting expo in Philadelphia. Seven were arrested. One has now written about it, and why. More » -
#protest
Protest Against Video Game Army Recruiting Ends in Arrests
Yesterday in Philadelphia, a crowd of 100 marched on a mall demanding the shutdown of the "U.S. Army Experience" - a video-game based recruiting station. Seven were arrested forcosplaying Shyguyswearing masks. More » -
#sierraspringevent08
Prototype Impressions
I had been curious about Prototype since I heard the title. For some reason on my various jaunts to game events I had never gotten a chance to see it demoed. So I seized the opportunity to check it out at Sierra's Spring Event. More » -
