Flora

From Sun Tzu to Xbox
America’s Army

My first impression of the America’s Army web site is that it’s very easy to navigate. Some of the images displays are from the game, of soldiers engaging in combat and others are of army recruiters interacting with potential recruits or gamers. Then there’s the section about “Real Heroes” those who are in the army fighting real enemies for the sake of freedom. The military use the site to encourage people to play the game at the same time they also learn about the U.S. Army. The game holds people’s attention longer so they are more likely to grasps the information on the site. This reminds me of educational games from PBS kids or Nick Jr, that are able to hold children attention long enough so they are able to grasp the information.

Pro: military can show people what they have to offer
People learn military strategy
Encourage people to join the army
people can play the role of a soldier to feed their curiosity.
Con:The game might cause some to blur between fiction and reality (psycological effect)
The risk of promoting war and violence
Blurring the reality of war, war is not a game.(can be misleading)
War is not always glorious and clear about whos bad or good