It would be pretty impossible to replicate the reality of combat. First, unless we invent "smello-vision," the enticing aromas of a gut wound or a soldier who burned to death a week ago are completely lost. So too is the sheer volume of sound on a modern battlefield. The proper sound volume would blow the speakers out of most any TV.
Secondly, there's the emotional aspect. The players would have to be completely isolated with only the other squad members for a long period of time, and would have to come to rely upon them. That way, when you make a mistake as the player and one of your squadmates dies for it, there would be some genuine sense of loss.
Third, the down side of getting shot in a game is that you have to start the level over. The reality of getting shot in the real thing is immense pain, long recovery times, possible lifetime disability or even death. How are you going to replicate THAT experience?
Then too, there's the lack of sleep, the sameness of the chow and the grinding discomfort from heat, cold, sand, leaches, and whatever else. Those are also difficult to replicate in a game, aren't they?
In short, combat isn't, and never will be a game.
Those real life experiences cause soldiers to have PTSD.
Why would you want people who aren't soldiers to suffer from that, as if they don't have enough bad life experiences?
Secondly, people get de-sensitized by games, movies, tv these days..
We aren't ready for those images..
Sure... let's put it on right after....
"ACLU presents..... Jane's Abortion!"
Or... "It's OK, they're going to do it anyway" Production of.... Teenage STD sores on your vagina, and Baby Momma's illigit kids"
Hey... seriously, I'm all for it. Let's be "fair and balanced" and show the horrors that BOTH sides say they have issues with. That's REAL "reality TV".
I don't know that game; but I'd say it is not suited to civilian use.
I think it's a form of recruitment.
As long as you're in it and we can shoot you I'll buy it.
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