Posted on 01/11/2016 10:08:37 AM PST by MtnClimber
Simon Menner contacted the German army in 2010 to see whether it would be interested in helping him create images in which members of the army are hidden, or, "Camouflage," like the title of his series. Turns out they were, and the images ended up going viral.
Menner arranged two separate shoots, one in a "boring" forest in northern Germany with soldiers who were young and inexperienced. The second shoot, in the German Alps, was done with a group of elite soldiers.
"I found it quite interesting to work with soldiers who had been ordered to follow my instructions," Menner wrote via email. "I tried to be as respectful to them as possible, but nothing of what I told them was questioned in any way."
Menner think of his work as a conceptual take on conflict and war. He said the idea of conflict for him isn't just about battle, it is also a reflection on society - including the ways in which branding and marketing influence consumers.
Because it's not a documentary project, Menner said part of the fun was trying to find the hidden snipers.
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Around here I would personally be more likely to conceal myself in dark shadows.
I can think of places where I could set upright on a stump a few yards back from a clearing and be virtually invisible.
They should all join up for a big round-up and forced deportation of invader Muslims (who like to call themselves immigrants).
Here's the deal to offer the Islamic horde invaders;
Do as we tell you,
Or we'll shoot you.
Then, when they get back home the West can bomb them into oblivion...
Not really. I started with COD 1 when my 10 year-old taught me how to play in 2005. Although the graphics is far better, the mechanics is about the same. Note: I only play multiplayer on the PC. I never learned to use a controller.
BF4 maps are bigger than COD so you have to account for bullet drop across the map. But you can go prone in the uncap (uncapturable base) and just snipe people all game.
The graphics are so good that you get anxious when standing on the roof of a skyscraper in Shanghai and looking down before jumping off (deploying a parachute at some point in the fall). Having started with mainframes and punch cards, I am always in awe of these games.
I couldn’t see a single damn one of them. Oh well.
I spotted the first one before scrolling to the bottom of the picture.
The second one was easy because he wasn’t the same green.
Ok, tricked me on the third since I couldn’t tell what that huge thing was out in the middle of the clearing. Further away without a scope is harder.
I was distracted by the blue thing in the rocks but knew it wasn’t him. This one is good but then the focus at his point is blurry so whatever.
Even my cat spotted the guy in the pine needles. He needs to go back for more training.
The last one would have gotten me.
I still play old MUDs on www.greatermud.net. Text based games still intriguing.
Too easy. I sat a jug of corn whiskey on a log and they all came a runnin'. That even lured out Granny and Cousin Jed.
Agent Orange baby.
Or lots of Round up
The single player games are highly scripted and I find them annoying sometimes. The multiplayer is really good because you are on your own for the most part. There are two teams divided into squads. There is no scripting at that point. It’s just your team against their team. Teams can be as large as 32 players for a total of 64.
Battlefield differs from Call of Duty in vehicles. BF has jets, helicopters, boats, tanks and other vehicles you can pilot around.
Fallout 4 sounds more like the AI you are referencing. It’s open.
For later
I see nuthink!
What you do is create several piles of sticks and ratty clumps of dead grass then dig yourself a great hide. (SAS sniper Andy McNabb)
Snipers are taken out by counter-snipers when they move into or out of position, or they are engaged when they fire, either with a returning sniper bullet or with a vast area suppression fire.
Yeah, it didn’t take but a few seconds for me either. The only one that took me some time was the main article pic (foggy rock pick where sniper was at the edge of the coloration change left side).
Me, too. Destiny has me obsessed.
Bump for reference.
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