"Second Life" is still "Life", that's all... Seriously, what kind of "soldiers" do they think they are going to get from SL ?!
There are urban legends which mention army recruiting through Counter Strike or Call of Duty teams, which at least makes sense... (There's also America's Army Special Forces http://www.americasarmy.com/ ...) But SL WTF ?! USA will soon get its ass kicked badly.... ++++++ Clément On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM, Simon Biggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fuck – that's not good. > > > On 3/12/08 22:42, "Alan Sondheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I should have known this was coming... > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:43:07 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [vel] Second Life and Army recruiting > > http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/the-armys-new-f.html > > Army Builds Fantasy Island in Second Life > By Noah Shachtman December 03, 2008 | 11:35:15 AMCategories: Training and > Sims  > ORLANDO, Florida -- The U.S. Army has scores of bases scattered all across > the world. Soon, it'll be occupying virtual territory in a bid to win > recruits. > "Over the next 30 to 45 days you might, if you’re one of them Second Life > avatar dudes, that likes to go populate islands within Second Life, you will > find an Army island in Second Life," Gen. William S. Wallace, the commander > of > the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), said during a > presentation > at the 26th Army Science Conference. > The Army Second Life effort will actually consist of two virtual islands. > One > of them, will serve as a "welcome center" with an information kiosk and the > means to contact a recruiter, the other will offer, says Wallace, "virtual > experiences like jumping out of airplanes, and rappelling off of towers and > using > a weapon, to see if we can get some kind of recruiting benefit out of this > social networking." > The Army will even offer virtual tchotchkes to woo recruits. After the > presentation, Wallace told me "if you perform well in the activities you get > points > and those points can be used to buy virtual T-shirts and baseball caps." > Wallace says he's a realist when it comes to social networking technologies. > He admits they've probably been "oversold," but won’t write them off > either. > The recruiting possibilities are just too alluring. He notes, " there's > about > 4 million young people that routinely interface in Second Life. [That's] the > age group of the young people who we're trying to encourage to join the > military." â€"Nick Turse > - - - > Historian and journalist Nick Turse is the author of The Complex: How the > Military Invades Our Everyday Lives. Research support provided by the > Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute. > > > > > ************** > Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& > icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > Simon Biggs > Research Professor > edinburgh college of art > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.eca.ac.uk > www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.littlepig.org.uk > AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk > > Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number > SC009201 > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
