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A new video game commissioned by the U.S. Army as a recruiting tool
portrays the nation's military in 2015 as an invulnerable high tech
machine.
America's Army also known as AA or Army Game Project is a tactical
multiplayer first person shooter owned by the United States Government
and released as a global public relations initiative to help with U.S.
Army recruitment.
The PC version 1.0, subtitled Recon, was first
released on July 4, 2002. Since then, there have been over 20 updated
versions released, the most recent being 2.8.2. It is financed through
U.S. tax dollars and distributed for free.
It was originally developed by the moves Institute at the Naval
Postgraduate School and continues to use the Unreal Engine.
Rise of a Soldier is the subtitle for the Xbox version that was developed
by the U.S. Army, Ubisoft and Secret Level. A mobile phone version,
published by Gameloft, is also available. An arcade version using light
guns is also being developed.
Games offer keen insight into the psychology of the soldiers who fought
in the three largest Allied armies during the war. Your journey across
the world in Call of Duty begins with Private Martin, cocksure and ready
to defeat the Germans. As a member of the 101st Airborne, he
parachutes behind enemy lines the evening before D Day June 6, 1944
to place drop point signals for the invasion wave to follow. He makes
his way across France, taking on a variety of missions, before he arrives
in Germany’s notorious Hurtgen Forest, where vicious battles took
place during the frigid winter of 1944.
The official computer game of the U.S. Army has enjoyed 2.4 million
users since its debut in July 2002, according to Major Bret Wilson,
the support operations officer for America’s Army, The Official U.S.
Army Game.
Computer games are being adopted by dozens of different industries to
conduct training, information visualization, data analysis, education and
exploration. A recent New York Times article July 23, 2006 explored
the use of games to promote awareness of critical international issues.
ImpactGames PeaceMaker illustrates the issues surrounding the conflict
between the Israelis and Palestinians. Deepend’s Food Force, a game
supported by the United Nations, brings attention to the mission of the
World Food Program. MtvU’s Darfur is Dying demonstrates the struggle
for basic survival in the refugee camps of the Sudan.
