[AppyPappy]

I always find it interesting that people say that video games do not influence behavior but the military uses video games to influence behavior.

[Drew68]

I always find it interesting that people say that video games do not influence behavior but the military uses video games to influence behavior.

Not really. The military uses video games to keep their increasingly attention-span deficient soldiers focused. And to save money.

Influencing their behavior to mold them into more effective "killers" has been in place since before Vietnam. Video games play very little part in this training.

[antiRepublicrat]

I always find it interesting that people say that video games do not influence behavior but the military uses video games to influence behavior.

They do? Last I heard they were just using America's Army to train.

[ReignOfError]

I always find it interesting that people say that video games do not influence behavior but the military uses video games to influence behavior.

The military uses video games as a teaching tool -- it's the teaching, not the tool, that influences behavior. Firing weapons, being called nasty names and hard physical exercise don't necessarily influence behavior, but they're all part of the program the military uses to reshape recruits.