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10 ŇńŋŁŒŁ őŒŐŁŒňŸŒňʼnņő ʼnŎňŌŸŌňŎŊŎŃňŁő
›ūŨŜůŢŭ ŧŞŦ ũŞ Ţŧ›ŞŦšŢŸūŰũ ůū ŮůŬŞůŦŴůŦŧŷ šŰũŞ—Ŧŧŷ ůŤŭ ŲŹŬŞŭ śůŞũ ŠŢŠū-
ũŷŭ. ņ ŞũŞŧūŜũŴŮŤ, —ŢŬŦŧř ŲŬŷũŦŞ ŞŬŠŷůŢŬŞ, ůŴũ 25 ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧŹũ ›ŞŦŲũŦšŦŹũ
(commercial-off-the-self, COTS) ůŞ ū›ūŜŞ ŲŬŤŮŦ—ū›ūŦŢŜ ޛŜŮŤ—Ş, Şŧŷ—Ť ŧŞŦ Ůś-
—ŢŬŞ, ůū őŹ—Ş ůŴũ ŏŢţūũŞŰůŹũ ŠŦŞ ůŤũ Ţŧ›ŞŜšŢŰŮŤ ůūŰ ŞũťŬŹ›ŦũūŰ šŰũŞ—Ŧ-
ŧūŸ ůūŰ, ޛŦŮŤ—ū›ūŜŤŮŢ ůŤũ ۛřŬŲūŰŮŞ ŮŲŚŮŤ. ŇŞ ŦŮŲŰŬū›ūŦŤťŢŜ, —řŨŦŮůŞ,
Şŧŷ—Ť ›ŢŬŦŮŮŷůŢŬū —Ţ ůŤũ ŚŨŢŰŮŤ, ůū 2002, Ş›ŷ ůū őůŬŞůŷ ōŤŬřŭ, ůūŰ ŤŨŢ-
ŧůŬūũŦŧūŸ ›ŞŦŲũŦšŦūŸ America’s Army.
Œū America’s Army Ş›ūůŢŨŢŜ ŧū—şŦŧŷ ŮŤ—ŢŜū ŮůŤũ Şũř›ůŰŪŤ ůŴũ ŮŲŚŮŢŴũ ůŴũ
Ţũŷ›ŨŴũ šŰũř—ŢŴũ ŧŞŦ ůŤŭ ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧśŭ şŦū—ŤŲŞũŜŞŭ ůŤŭ šŦŞŮŧŚšŞŮŤŭ ŠŦŞ ůūũ
21ū ŞŦŹũŞ. ŏŬŹůū Ş›ŷ ŷŨŞ, ůū ŮŰŠŧŢŧŬŦ—Śũū ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧŷ ›ŞŦŲũŜšŦ šŦŞšŬŞ—ř-
ůŦŮŢ ŧŞťūŬŦŮůŦŧŷ ŬŷŨū Ůůūũ ůŬŷ›ū ŮŧŚųŤŭ ŧŞŦ šŬřŮŤŭ ůŴũ Ţũŷ›ŨŴũ šŰũř—ŢŴũ
ŠŦŞ ůŤ ŮůŬŞůūŨŷŠŤŮŤ ŦŧŞũŷůŞůŴũ ŮůŢŨŢŲŹũ Ůůūũ Ţ›ŞŠŠŢŨ—ŞůŦŧŷ ůūŰŭ ŮůŬŞůŷ
ŧŞŦ ޛŜŨŰŮŤ ůūŰ šŤ—ūŠŬŞűŦŧūŸ ›ŬūşŨś—Şůūŭ. ¨Ţũ ŢŜũŞŦ ůŰŲŞŜū ŷůŦ ůŬŜŞ ŲŬŷũŦŞ
›ŬŦũ Ş›ŷ ůŤũ ޗűřũŦŮŤ ůūŰ ŮŰŠŧŢŧŬŦ—ŚũūŰ ›ŞŦŲũŦšŦūŸ, ůū 1999, ū őůŬŞůŷŭ ōŤ-
Ŭřŭ ůŴũ ņŏŁ ŞũůŦ—ŢůŹ›ŦţŢ ūŪŸůŞůū ›ŬŷşŨŤ—Ş ŮůŤũ ›ŬūŮŚŨŧŰŮŤ Ţ›ŞŠŠŢŨ—ŞůŦ-
Źũ ū›ŨŦůŹũ.23 ŏŞŬŞůŤŬŹũůŞŭ ŷůŦ ůū 79% ůŴũ ›ŞŦšŦŹũ, ŤŨŦŧŜŞŭ 7-17 ŢůŹũ, Ś›ŞŦ-
ţŢ şŜũůŢū ŧŞŦ šŦŞšŦŧůŰŞŧř ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧř ›ŞŦŲũŜšŦŞ ŠŦŞ ŲŬūũŦŧŷ šŦřŮůŤ—Ş —ŢŠŞ-
ŨŸůŢŬū ůŴũ 8 ŴŬŹũ ůŤũ Ţşšū—řšŞ ŧŞŦ ŷůŦ ůū 77% ŞŰůŹũ śůŞũ ŞŬŮŢũŦŧūŸ űŸ-
ŨūŰ,24 ū Ł—ŢŬŦŧŞũŦŧŷŭ őůŬŞůŷŭ Ş›ūűřŮŦŮŢ ũŞ Ţ›ŢũšŸŮŢŦ ŠŸŬŴ ŮůŞ 12 ŢŧŞůū—-
—ŸŬŦŞ šūŨřŬŦŞ ŠŦŞ ůŤ šŤ—ŦūŰŬŠŜŞ ůūŰ America’s Army, Ţũŷŭ ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧūŸ ›ŞŦ-
ŲũŦšŦūŸ ›ūŰ ťŞ ůū ›ŬūŮŚűŢŬŢ šŴŬŢřũ ŮŢ ŷŨūŰŭ ůūŰŭ ŲŬśŮůŢŭ ůūŰ šŦŞšŦŧůŸūŰ.
ŋŚŮŴ ůūŰ ›ŞŦŲũŦšŦūŸ ŞŰůūŸ, Ť ŤŠŢŮŜŞ ůūŰ ŮůŬŞůūŸ śŨ›ŦţŢ ŷůŦ ŷŲŦ —ŷũū ťŞ ŚŨŰ-
ũŢ ůū šŤ—ūŠŬŞűŦŧŷ ›ŬŷşŨŤ—Ş ›ūŰ ŞũůŦ—ŢůŹ›ŦţŢ —Ţ ůūŰŭ Ţ›ŞŠŠŢŨ—ŞůŜŢŭ ū›ŨŜ-
ůŢŭ, —Ţ ůūũ ›Ŧū ūŦŧūũū—Ŧŧŷ ůŬŷ›ū,25 ŞŨŨř ťŞ ŢŜŲŢ ŧŞŦ ůŤ šŰũŞůŷůŤůŞ ůŤŭ ޛŦŨū-
Šśŭ. ʼnŬŜũūũůŞŭ Ş›ŷ ůū Ş›ūůŚŨŢŮ—Ş ůŤŭ ›ūŨŦůŦŧśŭ ŞŰůśŭ ŧŞůř ůŤũ ůŢŨŢŰůŞŜŞ šŢ-
ŧŞŢůŜŞ, ū ŮůŷŲūŭ šŢŜŲũŢŦ ũŞ ŚŲŢŦ, ŞŬŦť—ŤůŦŧř ůūŰŨřŲŦŮůūũ, ޛŦůŢŰŲťŢŜ.26
23. őŸ—űŴũŞ —Ţ ŞũŞűūŬŚŭ ůūŰ ŧŬŞůŦŧūŸ ůŤŨŢū›ůŦŧūŸ ŧŞũŞŨŦūŸ, Ť ŞũŞţśůŤŮŤ
Ţ›ŞŠŠŢŨ—ŞůŦŹũ ū›ŨŦůŹũ Ş›ŷ ůūũ őůŬŞůŷ ōŤŬřŭ ůŴũ ņŏŁ ůū 1999 śůŞũ ŧŞůř 6.300
—ŦŧŬŷůŢŬŤ Ş›ŷ ůū ţŤůūŸ—Ţũū, ŢŨřŲŦŮůū ŞŬŦť—ŷ ůŴũ ›ŬŞŠ—ŞůŦŧŹũ ůūŰ ŞũŞŠŧŹũ.. E.
Fransworth, “Being All That They Can Be”, PBS.org, 12 ŋŞŬůŜūŰ 1999.
24. D. Walsh, “Video Game Violence and Public Policy”, Paper, (University of Chicago, 2001)
25. őŸ—űŴũŞ —Ţ ŞũŞűūŬŚŭ, ůŷŮū ůū őŹ—Ş ůŴũ ŏŢţūũŞŰůŹũ ŷŮū ŧŞŦ ůŴũ ńŦšŦŧŹũ ¨Űũř—ŢŴũ
ůŴũ ņŏŁ Ţŧ›ŞŦšŢŸŢŦ ůŞ ŮůŢŨŚŲŤ ůūŰ ›ŬŦũ Ş›ŷ Ş›ūŮůūŨŚŭ ŮŢ ňŬřŧ ŧŞŦ ŁűŠŞũŦŮůřũ —Ţ ůŤ
ŲŬśŮŤ ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧŹũ ›ŞŦŲũŦšŦŹũ ›ūŰ ŞũŞ›ŨřťūŰũ ŢŦŧŷũŢŭ ›ūŨŚ—ūŰ ŧŞŦ ŞũůŞŬůū›ūŨŚ—ūŰ
Ş›ŷ ůŞ ›ŢšŜŞ ůŴũ ޛŦŲŢŦŬśŮŢŴũ. ņ ũŚŞ ŠŢũŦř ŮůŬŞůŦŴůŹũ ůūŰ 21ūŰ ŞŦŹũŞ ŢŜũŞŦ ŢŰŬŸůŢŬŞ
ŠũŴŮůūŜ ŧŞŦ Ŵŭ «nerds» ŨŷŠŴ ůŤŭ ŦšŦŞŜůŢŬŤŭ ŢŪūŦŧŢŜŴŮŤŭ ŧŞŦ ŢũŞŮŲŷŨŤŮŤŭ —Ţ ůŞ
ŤŨŢŧůŬūũŦŧř —ŚŮŞ. R. Andersen and M. Kurti, “From America’s Army to Call of Duty: Do-
ing Battle with the Military Entertainment Complex”, Democratic Communique, Vol.23,
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26. J. De Avila, “Army lures civilians with video games”, The Wall Street Journal, 30 ňūŰŨŜūŰ
2008 ŧŞŦ J. Holmes, “US military is meeting recruitment goals with video games-but at
what cost?”, Christian Science Monitor, 28 ¨ŢŧޗşŬŜūŰ 2009