More about America’s Army
Well, yes, this is the second post about this game. However, I think it is relevant. After all, this is the most successful title in the field of serious gaming, so it deserves a lot of attention.
After completing my initial evaluation of the game (at home and in my spare time *grrrr*) I thought “Wow, this deserves being studied in detail”. My small post about it was only a brief introduction and first impressions. I was planning to write something deeper and looking for some documentation when I stumbled upon an entire thesis about socio-cultural aspects of the game: Changing the Rules of Engagement – Tapping into the Popular Culture of America’s Army, the Official U.S. Army Computer Game, by David B. Nieborg.
I’ve been reading it during the weekend and it tells everything I would want to tell, only much better. So instead of trying to produce some brilliant reflections about the game, I invite you to check out David’s website and, most of all, his M.A. thesis.
