Monday, March 14, 2011
The Game
“Mustn't just play. You've been chosen for this assignment
because you know how to play, but in these exercises,
the decisions are severe ones. That is, if you kill an
opponent on a screen, someone literally dies.
We have brought in populations of criminals or prisoners of
war, but one can't indiscriminately zap them. Laws.
So, killing is a last resort and it is expensive.
What can you do, in the game, to avoid it? That’s what we’re
learning here.
If you’re left with no choice, then you're left with no choice.
You must, of course, win, whatever the strategy.
We’re pointing towards more merciful war, but we don’t
want to become silly about it. Trivial.
And even though you sit in a chair, there will eventually
be military honors.”
Labels: modern war, war, war games
