Beyond the Call of Duty

Why shouldn't video game players face the same dilemmas as real soldiers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12852001
AutoresBen Clarke (0000-0002-0833-668X, autor de correspondencia), Christian Rouffaer, François Sénéchaud
Año2012
Volumen94
Número886
Páginas711-737
Fecha de publicación2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1816383113000167
OpenAlexW1984546629
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas8

Video games are influencing users' perceptions about what soldiers are permitted to do during war. They may also be influencing the way combatants actually behave during today's armed conflicts. While highly entertaining escapism for millions of players, some video games create the impression that prohibited acts, such as torture and extrajudicial killing are standard behaviour. The authors argue that further integration of international humanitarian law (IHL) can improve knowledge of the rules of war among millions of players, including aspiring recruits and deployed soldiers. This, in turn, offers the promise of greater respect for IHL on tomorrow's battlefields

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