Premium Episode 163: "America's Army" the Recruitment Videogame
Added 2022-03-09 00:01:43 +0000 UTCA 2002 First Person Shooter made by the U.S. Army served as a recruitment tool for 20 years. It is now shutting down. Jake explores the post-9/11 environment that gave birth to it and the goals of its creators.
Also features Jake's story "Elden Pillow" (??)
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Episode music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.
America's Army at E3 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAFfCziK_c
"The Potential of America's Army the Video Game as Civilian-Military Public Sphere" by Zhan Li: https://cmsw.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/146381142-Zhan-Li-The-Potential-of-America-s-Army-the-Video-Game-as-Civilian-Military-Public-Sphere.pdf
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Comments
felt kinda wrong to be listening to this while playing DCS World
Jon Lyons
2022-04-13 07:49:04 +0000 UTCJake’s story is a masterpiece, made me choke on my gnocchi
megan
2022-03-23 01:14:17 +0000 UTCI worked on some episodes of a TV series called RHD back then. We needed some video for a Korean internet Cafe and were able to use America's Army with out going through a huge legal clearance for the screens because it was something they wanted to catch on or something. Don't totally remember. Just remember capturing game play was a pain back in 2002.
Paul Peniscocker
2022-03-21 23:44:31 +0000 UTCFABULOUS!!! Love Jakes Mike story - I hope there’s a sequel! Perhaps also starring the anti semetic Christopher Walken!
JustToBeHappy
2022-03-21 04:44:59 +0000 UTCI was listening to this podcast while playing Elden Ring and things got REAL WEIRD for a minute there
2022-03-13 00:00:03 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite Jake stories yet!
2022-03-11 20:01:27 +0000 UTCWow the mike story was one of my favorites, hope to see more of these stories !
Westbrook Evans
2022-03-11 12:52:59 +0000 UTCGreat story in this episode. I can't wait for the next installment of Mike LindElden Ring: The Fellowship of the Pillow.
Knight Of The Buffet Table
2022-03-11 09:19:59 +0000 UTCWe all need to write in to Bandai Namco and ask them to make "Swishy Shorts" in the dlc as a wearable armor. Gj Jake, love to see it. Keep on swishin'.
Sean Walling
2022-03-11 02:09:00 +0000 UTCAs a man who has barely looked at the outside world for a bit due to elden ring loved the story
Woodpecker from Mars
2022-03-10 22:57:54 +0000 UTCI hope this Elden Pillow series leads to an eventual web comic version
Loune
2022-03-10 20:12:18 +0000 UTCgd I’m dying of laughter and barely 20min in
Loune
2022-03-10 18:32:38 +0000 UTC
