The US Army will open a military base in Second Life
What only the US military does not do to interest potential recruits. There are commercials on radio and television. Released game America's Army. And now the servicemen got to the popular online game Second Life. And they plan to create a military base in virtual space.
According to General William S. Wallace (Gen. William S. Wallace), soon (in about a month) virtual residents of Second Life will be able to “find” two army islands. One of them will house an information center for draftees, where you can find out real information about military service and contacts of recruiting stations. And on the second - a virtual training center. Where virtual instructors will teach recruits to handle weapons and even jump with a parachute. The whole process will be made in the form of a game, by participating in which and completing tasks, the player will earn points for which you can purchase virtual "goodies" in the form of articles of clothing and military equipment.
US Army officials see a potential in Second Life. After all, of those 4 million American players registered in this global game, a significant proportion are suitable for military service by age.
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The military is going to not only use Second Life to agitate potential recruits. They have plans to create their own "military" MMORPG . It's only the beginning.
via tomsguide
According to General William S. Wallace (Gen. William S. Wallace), soon (in about a month) virtual residents of Second Life will be able to “find” two army islands. One of them will house an information center for draftees, where you can find out real information about military service and contacts of recruiting stations. And on the second - a virtual training center. Where virtual instructors will teach recruits to handle weapons and even jump with a parachute. The whole process will be made in the form of a game, by participating in which and completing tasks, the player will earn points for which you can purchase virtual "goodies" in the form of articles of clothing and military equipment.
US Army officials see a potential in Second Life. After all, of those 4 million American players registered in this global game, a significant proportion are suitable for military service by age.
')
The military is going to not only use Second Life to agitate potential recruits. They have plans to create their own "military" MMORPG . It's only the beginning.
via tomsguide
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/46442/
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