http://statastic.com/2006/08/01/war-peace-and-video-games-pt-2/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:09:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://statastic.com/2006/08/01/war-peace-and-video-games-pt-2/#comment-10073 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:57:55 +0000 http://statastic.com/2006/08/01/war-peace-and-video-games-pt-2/#comment-10073 [...] America’s Army, already a creepy, if fun, idea, is stepping up the creep factor with a an arcade version. The game “includes a significant amount of authentic Army videos and other information designed to immerse the player in the Army culture.” Except, you know, the blood. Because that would be icky. I suggest two improvements. First, you should ask those who get high scores for their home phone numbers, so that a recruiter can call. (Come on, haven’t you been watching any movies?) Second, if they could partner with Diebold, they could come up with a dual use voting/gaming machine! They need to stay ahead of the curve if they want to beat out the rival game-makers. [...] […] America’s Army, already a creepy, if fun, idea, is stepping up the creep factor with a an arcade version. The game “includes a significant amount of authentic Army videos and other information designed to immerse the player in the Army culture.” Except, you know, the blood. Because that would be icky. I suggest two improvements. First, you should ask those who get high scores for their home phone numbers, so that a recruiter can call. (Come on, haven’t you been watching any movies?) Second, if they could partner with Diebold, they could come up with a dual use voting/gaming machine! They need to stay ahead of the curve if they want to beat out the rival game-makers. […]

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