Americas Army

Americas Army is a very realistic game that is geared towards wide range of gamers and potential soldiers. It is an a action game which seems to be very realistic and gives the gamers an in debt experience of being a soldier. The site is done very well, and is very easy to navigate. The creators have the obvious army theme but what is very different is the fact that this site combines the game and the army into one. The site seems like propaganda. The layout of the site is not complex at all it is very easy to navigate and to understand. The site also has pictures of real soldiers and the animated video game soldier, almost as if to draw a bridge between the two, which to me seems like it is implying that the gamers could easily be soldiers as well. The home page of the site is  a  great source of information, not only about the game but also about the players and their statistics. I believe the intended audience targeted start from the early teen males. It appeals to this audience with the gaming concept, which gets the youngsters interested and then follows into the real life aspect of the game that could drive the games to becoming future soldiers. 

I do agree with Navy veteran Boyle. I believe that the involvement the army has with this game and the way it is created shows that they are trying to reach a younger audience. Also by reaching this audience through the game they are getting their gamers interested in the army and all the aspects of it. I think this game is also a way of portraying the way in Iraq, as the whole game is based on the war on terror. A friend of mine said, "No game can show people what we went through in Iraq," but he also appreciated that there is an effort made to sow a younger audience how much of a sacrifice the soldiers have made. 

I don't believe that violence in video games necessarily promote violence in teens, but i do admit that their are rare cases in which it might. I think that a properly matured teenager would know the difference between shooting a terrorist in a game and shooting a man on the street just for wearing a turban. I believe that games such as this one really help teens to see the realities of war in a way that would make sense for them, and in a way in which they are interested in learning more. To be honest I would rather learn about something through a video game rather than by listening to the news.