Re:No evidence to support link between violent video games a...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @09:39PM
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> What year were you in Basic Training?
I wasn't, though I did do Army ROTC Basic Camp in 1994 before deciding not to contract; around the same time, I spent a lot of time talking to people who went through Army or Marine basic between about 1991 and 1994.
> On the whole, it wasn't very hyperrealistic, but I think that's splitting hairs
It's not splitting hairs if you are trying to use it as a comparator to something that is hyperrealistic is the dimensions basic training is not in order to predict that the psychological effects should be the same.
> if you don't have a real rocket launcher handy, you can still do some very good training with a piece of pipe and your imagination
Sure, but the issue being discussed isn't “can basic training be effective as training without being hyperrealistic” but “does basic training provide a reasonable basis for setting expectations for the psychological effects of hyperrealistic video games”.
I wasn't, though I did do Army ROTC Basic Camp in 1994 before deciding not to contract; around the same time, I spent a lot of time talking to people who went through Army or Marine basic between about 1991 and 1994.
> On the whole, it wasn't very hyperrealistic, but I think that's splitting hairs
It's not splitting hairs if you are trying to use it as a comparator to something that is hyperrealistic is the dimensions basic training is not in order to predict that the psychological effects should be the same.
> if you don't have a real rocket launcher handy, you can still do some very good training with a piece of pipe and your imagination
Sure, but the issue being discussed isn't “can basic training be effective as training without being hyperrealistic” but “does basic training provide a reasonable basis for setting expectations for the psychological effects of hyperrealistic video games”.