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U.S. Spies using videogames



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In the wake of the intelligence bungles that propelled the United States into the Iraq war, it's no secret that the nation's spies have been working to improve the quality of their analysis. Now the top U.S. military intelligence agency has come up with a new tool for teaching recruits critical thinking skills: videogames.

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has just taken delivery of three PC-based games, developed by simulation studio Visual Purple under a $2.6 million contract between the DIA and defense contractor Concurrent Technologies. The goal is to quickly train the next generation of spies to analyze complex issues like Islamic fundamentalism.

Given a choice between a droning classroom lecture or a videogame, the best method for teaching Generation Y was obvious. "It is clear that our new workforce is very comfortable with this approach," says Bruce Bennett, chief of the analysis-training branch at the DIA's Joint Military Intelligence Training Center.
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3 responses // U.S. Spies using videogames

  • cool pic
    maxhell
  • Wow, this is wrong on many levels. The quality of intelligence wasn't what led to the Iraq War. The intelligence service (Joe Wilson) tried to state there was no connection between Iraq and nukes, etc. The criminal Bush Admin (Karl Rove and gang) ignored and subverted the intelligence to get what they wanted: WAR.

    Using a video game to "analyze complex issues like Islamic fundamentalism" sounds to me hilariously dangerous.

    I love video games myself, but I think this is misguided. How about talking to actual fundamentalists?
    LarzNero
  • How do you teach islamic fundamentalism in a video game?
    iknew

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