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Anti war protesters flock to US army recruiting game
Anti war protesters are using an army recruiting tool to draw attention to Iraqi war casualties.
Joseph Delappe in March started logging in on the free America's Army online first person shooter game. But instead of wandering around the digital world looking for enemies to kill, he'll use the life of his "Dead-in-iraq" persona to enter the names and dates of death of the more than 2,000 US soldiers who died in Iraq.
The game was created as a recruiting tool by the US Army in its efforts to find future cannon fodder.
"The work is essentially a fleeting, online memorial to those military personnel who have been killed in this ongoing conflict. My actions are also intended as a cautionary gesture," the artist explains on his website.
Judging from the response that he is getting on the in-game chat, he at least is making people think.
Tags: Americas army, gaming, anti-war movement, iraq
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