CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Sadykov, Daniiar |
|---|---|
| Title | "There Is A Soldier In All Of Us": The Use Of Video Games By The U.S. Military As A Recruitment Tool |
| Summary | The United States Department of Defense who has been involved in many parts of the American entertainment industry, wanted to boost their recruitment numbers by cooperating with video game developers. They have long identified the potential use of video games to recruit teenagers and young adults and had various plans on using video games as recruitment tool. The main goal of this Capstone project is to better understand the evolving relationships between a new type of entertainment media and the military. While having short successes to bolster recruitment numbers through video games in the early 2000s and 2020s, both campaigns could be considered a failure in securing a stable arrival of new recruits in the long term. Despite this, the US military branches have kept a keen interest in this new medium, due to the sheer size of the gaming industry and constant flow of teenagers and young adults. Constantly wondering how video games can be used in the service to the military, it seems that there are no signs of them stopping anytime soon. |
| Supervisor | Christopher McIntosh |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/sadykov_daniiar.pdf |
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