Gaming & Irregular Warfare
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...-Man-s-Warfare
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The Thinking Man's Warfare
by Rob Zacny, 16 Sep 2008 12:48
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For the past seven years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States and its allies have fought irregular enemies who eschew traditional military confrontation in favor of asymmetric tactics. These wars have been costly, painful and, consequently, highly controversial, both within the military and among the public at large. More than most other areas of popular culture, videogames have demonstrated awareness of their historical moment, as the plethora of military shooters and dystopian plotlines can attest. But thus far, games have avoided engaging the real-life issues to which they are responding.