[PEN-L:5162] Re: heroic bombers?

[Dennis R Redmond <dredmond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Michael Perelman wrote:

> Or is bombing just an extension of video games?  I understand the video
> games are at the core of Marine recruiting today.

This is unlikely. Videogames may be superficially violent, but they're not
at all like modern combat. From personal experience, Quake and Halflife
are basically games of dodgeball, where you have to tag the opponent
before the opponent tags you, combined with lots of pyrotechnics.
You'll find more aggression on an NBA court than on the average Quake
server.

-- Dennis