Post: Are FPS Games Influencing Teens to Join the Military?
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05-19-2010, 12:50 AM
#1
Steve
Ex-News Staff
Originally posted by another user
With all the great fps out there to choose from as a gamer your only question is "which one should I buy!" COD is the king but as of late BF Bad Company 2 is giving COD a run for your money. But even with all the realism in today's games I pose this question is this enough to satisfy your itchy trigger finger.
According to Uncle Sam, the US Military is the best solution for a itchy trigger finger. Why settle for second best when you can have the real thing. As a gamer its cool to turn on your favorite console, pop in your favorite fps and go ballistic. But,has it change your perspective and make you want the real thing. Some speculate with a over abundance of fps to choose from their is a reason and this began to spark my curiosity.
A 2008 study conducted at MIT showed that 30 percent of Americans ages 16 to 24 had a more favorable impression of the Army because of COD Modern Warfare. Even more astonishing is the game had more a impact on new recruits than any other form of advertisement. Are we getting basic training before entering basic training. Is this a clever tactic to train up future recruits. Though I highly doubt it my question is this "Have fps influenced your view of the military and would you consider joining."
According to Uncle Sam, the US Military is the best solution for a itchy trigger finger. Why settle for second best when you can have the real thing. As a gamer its cool to turn on your favorite console, pop in your favorite fps and go ballistic. But,has it change your perspective and make you want the real thing. Some speculate with a over abundance of fps to choose from their is a reason and this began to spark my curiosity.
A 2008 study conducted at MIT showed that 30 percent of Americans ages 16 to 24 had a more favorable impression of the Army because of COD Modern Warfare. Even more astonishing is the game had more a impact on new recruits than any other form of advertisement. Are we getting basic training before entering basic training. Is this a clever tactic to train up future recruits. Though I highly doubt it my question is this "Have fps influenced your view of the military and would you consider joining."
Well Well Well. It's been awhile since I've done some news so I'm back.
Anyways, if you're to lazy to read above it talked about how a lot of people are joining/Joined the Military because of FPS Games
Mostly CoD probably because of how realistic it is. I highly doubt anyone joined the Military because they loved Halo and wanna be just like the Spartans.
I know of at least 2 people or more that have joined the Marines and/or Army because CoD just had such an influence on them. I'm sure you know someone who has joined because of that reason too. I just thought this was kind of interesting so I figured I might as well do some news on it.
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05-19-2010, 04:33 AM
#13
Bibbster94
lol
yeah i think so.I guess next you will get perks and shit in the military soon to keep them happy lol. i bet they all want to kill that camping noob binladen too! =D
05-19-2010, 05:27 AM
#15
iPrOnTo
Trustworthy Level: 3
In my opinion people think that they can do things that they in CoD because they don't know anything about real life war experience. People need to know that in real life you will not respawn lol. And I do have a friend who wants join because of CoD and also because they supposedly give you college funds and stuff?
05-19-2010, 05:59 AM
#16
Camaro
Chevy Runs Deep
Nice post, very interesting. I know fps games have changed my views on the military, makes me want to become a sniper =D . But i have to disagree with you when you say cod is realistic because in my opinion it is not realistic at all lol, i think the battlefield games are much more realistic than cod games.. Battlefield also looks like they put much more time into the game, MW2 seems rushed and a lot of other people including me still think cod4 is better than mw2. But I have turned to bfbc2, much more funner, and i believe it actually takes skill to play.. :O .
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Lol yea, you'll see people on the battlefield trying to "wallbang" people through a whole building, tbagging enemies, doing 360s and whatnot lol.. If recruits that joined because of cod try to use game tactics, you already know the military will start to fall...
---------- Post added at 10:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 PM ----------
Originally posted by xAlbertoFlowXD
In my opinion people think that they can do things that they in CoD because they don't know anything about real life war experience. People need to know that in real life you will not respawn lol. And I do have a friend who wants join because of CoD and also because they supposedly give you college funds and stuff?
Lol yea, you'll see people on the battlefield trying to "wallbang" people through a whole building, tbagging enemies, doing 360s and whatnot lol.. If recruits that joined because of cod try to use game tactics, you already know the military will start to fall...
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05-19-2010, 12:16 PM
#19
xinfectedsoulx
Daddy's home.
If you want to join the army over a game it is pretty pathetic in my opinion. Games are nothing like real life war, nor are they any where near realistic. Every minute you are in a war zone could be your last before you step on a IED, get shot. Guess what? You won't come back, you won't magically heal either. The people that do want to join from playing CoD are the ones who don't go out, the ones who probably don't watch the news and see many soldiers being blown up, loosing limbs and so on, the ones who have no idea what war is like.
But by any chance, did the the person in the quote get the idea from Metal Gear 4?
But by any chance, did the the person in the quote get the idea from Metal Gear 4?
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