Tag: militainment
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Playing War: How the Military Uses Video Games
A new book unfolds how the “military-entertainment complex” entices soldiers to war and treats them when they return Hamza Shaban - According to popular discourse, video games are either the divine instrument of education’s future or the software of Satan himself, provoking young men to carry out all-too-real rampages. Much like discussions surrounding the Internet, debates on video games carry ...
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Meet the Sims … and Shoot Them
P.W. Singer - The rise of militainment. The country of Ghanzia is embroiled in a civil war. As a soldier in America’s Army, your job is to do everything from protect U.S. military convoys against ...
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Play virtual war as much as you like, but don’t shoot at the Red Cross!
Permanent Observatory on Small Arms, Security and Defence Policies (OPAL) - (See article of origin from International Red Cross below Notes on this Press Release by OPAL) The Permanent Observatory ...
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The Impact of Media Violence on Children and Adolescents: Opportunities for Clinical Interventions
Eugene V Beresin, M.D. - While violence is not new to the human race, it is an increasing problem in modern society. With greater access to firearms and explosives, the scope and efficiency of ...
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Endless War: How Shooting Games Perpetuate War as the New Normal
Patricia Hernandez - As of this year, the war on Afghanistan has been going on for over a decade--making it the longest standing war that the United States has been involved with. The average person ...
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Report shows violence in movies, games can trigger agressive thoughts and feelings
Pat Curtis - Two researchers at Iowa State University are part of an international team that’s issued a new report on the effects of exposure to violent images — such as scenes in movies, games or ...
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Returning Fire: Interventions in Video Game Culture
Making Contact: National Radio Project - At the mall, online, and even within the US military. Interactive, realistic, pro-war video games have become part of American culture. But anti-war ...
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"The Dark Knight Rises", Media Violence, & Social Change
Jennifer Epps - It seems obvious to me that the Aurora, Colorado cinema shooting and the close-on-its-heels massacre at the Sikh temple make the need for gun control clear and absolute, in ...