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U.S. Spies Use Custom Videogames to Learn How to Think

wired.com — In the wake of the intelligence bungles that propelled the United States into the Iraq war, it's no secret that the nation's spies have been working to improve the quality of their analysis. Now the top U.S. military intelligence agency has come up with a new tool for teaching recruits critical thinking skills: videogames. The U.S. Defense....

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  • Chadrew, on 04/24/2008, -7/+2l2play noob!
  • ChrisRackley, on 04/24/2008, -6/+0This makes me want to be a spy.
  • rejectnation, on 04/24/2008, -6/+12Oh yeah... Well my 12 year old cousin would "pwn" any CIA agent...
    • EwMo, on 04/24/2008, -2/+6it was witty, but why the quotation marks? Totally kills it.
  • Overmind12812, on 04/24/2008, -1/+29What about "Spy vs. Spy"?
  • idavidtang, on 04/24/2008, -0/+10I bet they're playing metal gear solid as we speak.
    • MasterGrief, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4What's the use in learning how to dodge vampires, psychics, and giant bipedal robots?
  • N256, on 04/24/2008, -0/+16Torrent?
  • ahawks, on 04/24/2008, -2/+29Some pro tips for them:
    If a heavy is running around but fires pistol shots, he's a spy.
    If a non-engineer is hanging around a sentry, he's probably a spy
    If you see someone come out of your team's teleporter and the color is of the other team, he's a spy.
    • dannyboy3020, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2If you see someone running towards your base and trying to avoid making contact with you, he is probably a spy ;)
    • jackalsclaw, on 04/24/2008, -0/+9spies lose their disguise if they fire their pistol or use their knife. if a person is firing a weapon then he is not a spy
    • PyroChan, on 04/24/2008, -1/+1im a spy-checker extraordinaire.
    • LemonDefragger, on 04/24/2008, -1/+6Ahawks, you cant shoot when disguised and you cant take the enemies teleporter, don't exploit The Holy Game for diggs when you don't even play it.
      • ahawks, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1I play it. I was playing it before it even launched because I pre-ordered. It's just been a while thanks to Valve sucking up Vista support and it frequently crashing for me.

        Besides, I go heavy or medic, I'm not one for the finer points, I just wanna blow ***** up.
    • fitriidayu, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4if the guy running at you has your name, he's a spy!
    • Amenbea, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2In the heat of battle, it can be tough to hoose your targets. You see a big guy with a gun, you want to shoot him right away! But i'm asking you... No, I'm begging you. For the love of God. People. Shoot the medic!
  • tuxidomasx, on 04/24/2008, -1/+9*uses snake cam*

    Me: "stack up"
    Team: "in postion"

    Me: "breach and clear"
    Team: "placing charge..."

    • SSCrow, on 04/24/2008, -2/+3Breach and clear is only going to kill potential hostages you tard.
      Flash and Clear is much more effective.
      The german way is the best. Toss a Flashbang that goes off 9 times and throw a German Shepard through the window to ***** up anyone with guns.
    • Katana314, on 04/25/2008, -0/+2Me: "Stack up"
      Team: "In posisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisisi-"
      R6VEGAS_GAME.EXE has encountered a fatal error.

      Screw you, Ubisoft.
  • lacreme, on 04/24/2008, -2/+6They should learn from CS:S.
    • mmockett, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2Masive Respecz!
    • naterpoke, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4thats how anti-terrorism should be carried out, in controlled 5 on 5 scenarios!
  • Bobboq, on 04/24/2008, -2/+11Not very original, Orson Scott Card wrote a book called Enders Game. And yes, i just used the B word....
    • Ben789da, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2That's an awesome book and I highly recommend it.
      • Bobboq, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1I fully agree. I actually read it recently, and am currently reading the third book in the series. I cant get enough.
    • emjaymj, on 04/25/2008, -1/+1Yeah, that was an amazing book when I was 12 too!
    • bloggerjul, on 04/25/2008, -0/+2damn buggers...
  • leerayIG88, on 04/24/2008, -2/+16*enables noclip* *hovers around womens showers*
  • Elissar, on 04/24/2008, -1/+17Next quarter, watch for Epic's new game: Waterboarding! with realistic looking water effects.
    • electricdragon, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Or use the Wii mote to place enemy combatants into stress positions.
  • EwMo, on 04/24/2008, -1/+4Wow. They finally caught on. I've been learning stuff from video games for quite some time now.
  • AnarchoGoth, on 04/24/2008, -0/+6Here is a tip:

    When an untrustworthy lowlife sells you a copy of a contract for the purchase of Uranium where the names do not match up to the government titles, the dates do not match up with the days of the week, and the contract is written in crayon, it might be a forgery.
  • nebkiwi, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4fta: "lol "Sudden Thrust"
    I played that game last night..."
    lawlz.
  • heystoopid, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Thick as a brick !
  • ufia, on 04/24/2008, -0/+6"BOOM HEADSHOT!" - James Bond (in training)
  • cambob76, on 04/24/2008, -2/+7"In the wake of the intelligence bungles that propelled the United States into the Iraq war" -> No. They were not bungles, they were lies manufactured by the Bush administration using hand-picked, incorrect snippets of intelligence to support these lies. Welcome to 2008 buddy.
    • PolishLogic, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Welcome to 2008? But your comment is sooo 2005.
    • joebrender, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1The article addressed that actually, if you read the whole thing. A guy at the end says the so-called "Intelligence issues" are really "Management Issues", as higher-ups change the intel to match what their bosses want to hear.
  • naugrim, on 04/24/2008, -0/+6"That spy is sapping ma' sentry!!!"
  • Somedude2137, on 04/24/2008, -2/+2intelligence bungles that led the US into Iraq War?? I thought it was all planned by the chimp to make tons of profit for him and his cronies
  • billbugger, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1FTA "The admiral from Vital Passage. Is he secretly working with the enemy? Nope. It's not that kind of game."
    you sure?
  • HanSolo69, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2Well i've heard of the "zombie horror" genre before, but this is the first i've ever heard of a game that trains you to be a zombie.
  • dgaspard, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2I wonder if they are rated M... if so, someone will probably complain they are to violent for spies
  • RolltheStampede, on 04/24/2008, -0/+3I bet they already beat Metal Gear Solid 4
  • Onechrisn, on 04/24/2008, -0/+4This is dumb.
    I didn't play Reader Rabbit when I was 5, Where in the world is Carmen San Diego wasn't as cool as the game show made it sound, and I don't see how you could learn "spying" in any meaningful way from this BS.
    • Diderotten, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Those old Broderbund and Davidson games did nothing for me. Math Blaster was pretty fun, though.
    • YellowSnowDemon, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1You've obviously never played TF2.
  • mr.gates, on 04/24/2008, -2/+1I have a better idea on how to improve the critical thinking skills of US Spies. Only allow atheist to becomes spies. If you can fool yourself into believing Christianity you can believe anything.
    • JudgeMonkey, on 04/24/2008, -1/+1Wow, that was relevant and necessary. Someone isn't very secure in their own beliefs.
  • JulyZerg, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1"Intelligence Bungles"
    If you're referring to the facts created to justify the war... if those were bungles, then everything in the bible was true...
  • rwstevenson, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Ender's Game?
  • rac1234, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1"The titles may conjure images of blitzkrieg"
    Vital Passage? Sudden Thrust? I didn't think of blitzkrieg - guess I just have a dirty mind.
  • mysticalone, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2I AM IN UR BASE KILLIN YOUR D00dZ
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