That's nutz... And so is thinking about it... How seriously will they take defence of their little virtual island? I've heard rumours some people take it all very seriously. Scary.
On 3/12/2008, "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 youâre 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 wonât 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." âNick 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 NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
