Saturday, November 25, 2006
When War Games Meet Video Games
It's important that this country have the most sophisticated technology to battle combatants, even if that technology is a video game--a simulator. It has become apparent from the results of urban warfare in Iraq that the U.S. military was not prepared, and a lack of strategy there has led to the conditions that our soldiers are exposed to. Iraq is slowly turning from stalemate to civil war, and simulations such as Urban Resolve might just prove effective in preparing the armed forces for scenarios that exist there. Although real world experience will always be the best tool for preparing our forces, we'll be able to save lifes by providing the forces with video games like this, not to mention--provide some stress relief. However, a game does not exemplify the loss of life that comes along with fighting a war in an urban setting, and perhaps the nation should develop a game about voting with intelligence, and thus avoiding the urban warfare when possible...
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65403,00.html
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65403,00.html
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A thoughtful post. It is hard to imagine that any training video simulation of urban combat would be able to turn around the current situation in Iraq. Using computer games to simulate combat for training purposes is an important part of the preparation of our armed forces but it is not a substitute for a realistic foreign policy. The increasing use complex simulations is an important aspect of the digital revolution in military affairs.
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