A free tactical shooter published by the United States Army as a recruiting tool, in which both teams saw themselves as the Americans and the training included a virtual medic course. Its trend moment was the mid-2000s, when it was among the most-played online shooters and the subject of a debate about propaganda. The Army shut it down in May 2022.
Died 5 May 2022 when the Army retired the last version, Proving Grounds, after twenty years. The record notes that it was the longest-running government-published video game and does not expect another.
The virtual medic training, 2003, which players had to complete to play the medic class, and which included slides on tourniquets. The record notes at least one news story of a player using the knowledge in a real accident.
Correction: both teams saw the other side as the enemy in the same uniform swap; nobody ever played as the opposing force from their own screen. The record files this as the most honest thing about the game.
The record notes that the game cost the taxpayer a reported several million dollars a year and that the Army said it was cheaper per recruit than adverts. The record has not audited this.
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