>From my limited experience of SL I would say there are plenty of homicidal maniacs there who would benefit themselves (and the army) with a little ‘in the field’ desublimation. What they would do to those around them might not be so pretty.
Regards Simon On 4/12/08 14:47, "clemos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "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 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
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