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WH40k Book Club Episode #74 – Assassinorum Kingmaker by Robert Rath

In episode 32 of Covert Contact freelance writer Robert Rath joins me to discuss video games and the very real violence that surrounds us. Gaming, especially in the first person shooter genre, reflects our view of combat but it can shape our views on the subject as well. Video game inspired technology is also increasingly leveraged by the military for training systems – and weapons control systems as well. The lines between real and simulated combat are starting to blur. There are obvious parallels in the emergence of drones but rapidly evolving virtual reality capabilities and robotics are going to make gaming and warfare, not to mention reality itself, change in ways that are difficult to predict but sure to be profound. This is a fascinating topic and we just scratched the surface in this hour. But rest assured that we will be revisiting some of the subjects covered here for much deeper dives in future episodes of the show. Robert has written on the subject extensively and I highly recommend some of his recent work on the topic including Ground Zeroes Gets Intelligence Right, Modern Warfare is a Comforting Lie, Military Expert P.W. Singer Predicts the Video Game Wars of the Future (Playboy – But now safe for work), and Pikachu and Pepper Spray: Hong Kong’s Geeky Protest Art.

In episode 32 of Covert Contact freelance writer <a href="https://twitter.com/RobWritesPulp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Rath</a> joins me to discuss video games and the very real violence that surrounds us. Gaming, especially in the first person shooter genre, reflects our view of combat but it can shape our views on the subject as well. Video game inspired technology is also increasingly leveraged by the military for training systems – and weapons control systems as well. The lines between real and simulated combat are starting to blur. There are obvious parallels in the emergence of drones but rapidly evolving virtual reality capabilities and robotics are going to make gaming and warfare, not to mention reality itself, change in ways that are difficult to predict but sure to be profound. This is a fascinating topic and we just scratched the surface in this hour. But rest assured that we will be revisiting some of the subjects covered here for much deeper dives in future episodes of the show. Robert has written on the subject extensively and I highly recommend some of his recent work on the topic including <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/criticalintel/11151-Ground-Zeroes-Gets-Intelligence-Right" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ground Zeroes Gets Intelligence Right</a>, <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/criticalintel/10451-Modern-Warfare-is-a-Comforting-Lie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modern Warfare is a Comforting Lie</a>, <a href="http://www.playboy.com/articles/military-expert-p-w-singer-predicts-the-video-game-wars-of-the-future" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Military Expert P.W. Singer Predicts the Video Game Wars of the Future</a> (Playboy – But now safe for work), and <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/criticalintel/12701-Pikachu-and-Other-Geek-Icons-Join-Hong-Kong-Umbrella-Movement#&amp;gid=gallery_3590&amp;pid=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pikachu and Pepper Spray: Hong Kong’s Geeky Protest Art</a>.

Video Games, Virtual Reality, and Conflict with Robert Rath | Episode 32