War Play e-bog
132,28 DKK
(inkl. moms 165,35 DKK)
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 m...
E-bog
132,28 DKK
Forlag
Mariner Books
Udgivet
17 september 2013
Længde
208 sider
Genrer
TTM
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780544032019
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 toolsand 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.