Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 26, 2010
Transcript:
Melissa: What is it about guys and shooter games? Soldier: It's not just guys. I know chicks into "Black Ops." Melissa: Really? DOes it even have female avatars? Soldier: No, because females have never been allowed in Special Forces. Melissa: So it's all about historical accuracy? Soldier: I guess so. Melissa: And yet there are zombies. Soldier: Good point. Maybe they were just declassified.
Most vocations (pilots,soldiers,shipcaptains,and many more) teach and train their people with simulators, most of which are now computer simulators. They have a high sucess rate in transfering the simulaated behavior to the real world of activities. Why would behaviors learned in autotheft, blackops, simcity be any different?