War play : video games and the future of armed conflict / Corey Mead.

Author/creator Mead, Corey
Format Book
PublicationBoston : Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Description198 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
War games--Data processing.
Military art and science--Computer simulation.
Combat--Simulation methods.
Video games--Social aspects. --United States.

Portion of title Video games and the future of armed conflict
Contents The rise of the military-entertainment complex -- Building the classroom arsenal: the military's influence on American education -- "Everybody must think": the military's post-9/11 turn to video games -- America's Army: the game -- All but war is simulation -- WILL interactive and the military's serious games -- The aftermath: medical virtual reality and the treatment of trauma -- Conclusion: America's Army invades our classrooms.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
LCCN 2013027085
ISBN9780544031562 (hbk.)
ISBN0544031563 (hbk.)