The World Of War And Gaming
“Blasting pixilated space ships can be mighty fun, as anyone who’s ever played Galaga can tell you. The Air Force thinks it can put all that joystick time to good use, too — by using games to help airmen prepare for real-life outer space combat” – so says an article on one website that specializes in reporting on military activity. While space war may be a new thing to combat and military training, army games have been used for years to train the military for real-life on-the-ground combat. First-person shoot-em up games have been used and have proved effective in helping soldiers familiarize themselves with combat territories, air offensives and use of weapons. In addition, they have also been used to train apprehensive soldiers take a gun and actually kill.