Blog #1 Army Games

The layout of the web page reads like a complex war video game that you would find available in your local Best Buy, or Game Stop for your XBOX game console. the photos are very realistic and life like they make you seem like you are actually in the war, or training at boot camp to become a solider. They even have the frag girls to promote the sexual driven teen male audience for this game. Thy seem to have all the angles covered to get you to join the army. The web site also lets you see real life heroes who have saved people in the line of duty, who are in turn being used to promote this game and its creature the U.S. army. For example on the main web page their is a picture of a U.S. army soldier who was awarded the silver star for her heroics in battle what would she need to be doing promoting a video game for the military i wonder. maybe promoting it so that the military can get more teens to join who want to go off into battle, and fight. Here is a hint kids you don't get to re-spawn or come back to life after you get shot in real life.

2. Who is the intended audience, and how effectively or ineffectively does this web site's rhetoric appeal to its audience? this is clearly aimed at young teens and maybe young adults who can't seem to grow up. This is a very effective way unfortunately to reach and capture the minds of the youth of America today. They see how amazing it is to fight in a video game then someone with a couple of medals, and a gun says you can do this in real life and get paid what brain washed teenager wouldn't want to say yes to that.

3. Do you agree with Navy veteran Boyle that this website/game indoctrinates the ideology of war? How does it compare with how the media portrays the Iraq War? If you know someone who has fought or is currently fighting in the Iraq War, you could relay their war experiences and how that compares to this website (only reveal what's comfortable for you). this game might be a simulation of what real war is like but that's all it is a simulation. I have a friend who has served 3 tours of duty in Iraq i mentioned this game to him and he told me oh ya the body bag game he calls it because a young private came threw his unit talking about how she joined up because of the game and how she had outstanding marksmanship skills. that afternoon they brought back pieces of her in two different body bags. there are no second chances in the real war zone he said you always have to be aware he didn't want to talk about the rest of how she was killed and i didn't ask after that.

4. Do you think this video game and the website promote violence or influence teens to become more violent? More aggressive? What are your opinions about violence in video games?Feel free to comment on anything else related to this topic. Please don't worry about my opinions. I want to hear what you think and feel, so be specific and speak with conviction. That's what will make the class interesting! this game will most defiantly promote violence in teens that's what the army wants it to do to mimic the real situation as much as possible now I'm not saying that the game alone will promote violence. Its coupling the game mixed with military promoters drill Sgt and the idea that someone will pay you to kill in real life, and you won't get in trouble.