Sorry this is late, I totally spaced yesterday.
We touched on it in class but the most interesting part of Militainment was the concept of a "Clean War." The different techniques used really changes the feel of a news story. The camera angles towards the sky and far away, removing any images of humans in bomb sites. Soldiers mistakenly killed a family and are shown helping to dig the graves. Civilian deaths are "collateral damage." Our giant missiles are "precise" enough to avoid civilian deaths. As if the bomb released something that can only damage violent people. This film made it clear just how much the news can be manipulated to present "facts" yet still only show what they want Americans to see.
I also had a question that I didn't get the chance to bring up in class regarding Digital Arabs. My problem with the end of the essay is that it doesn't really present a solution. They mention several games that focus more on the cultural aspect and producing realism but bottom line is no one will buy those games. It might be great as an educational game in schools but the population wants to shoot something. What should be the next step in this genre of gaming?
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