Pearl Harbor Remembered

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Anyone remember what happened on 3rd of September 1939? How many know that the Japanese shot down an RAF Catalina 20 hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Well, that would be the day that the war truely became a World War, isn't it? That IS another good point though. to many people in this country think WWII started after pearl harbor.

That was back in 6th grade when that happened and I don't think that History was very important to them at the time, But I think that even at that age kids should know at least who we fought during World War 2.

It's funny you mention Call of Duty, because Playing video games is how I used to learn most of my history

Well, seriously though? I knew the sides even then. In fact, most of the kids i knew back in the day had at least a basic knowledge, like what a Panzer or TIger was, or a P51 Mustang.


Seriously though, I think video-games are the future. People scoff at them now, but its already happening. video games are starting to outsell even the most popular blockbuster movies. Its only a matter of time before videogames start going from games to interactive epic stories. Hell, look at Halo. If you didn't know any better, you might think it was a movie with all the live-action commercials.

While a video game can never truly imitate combat (not yet anyway), I don't think any other medium has the potential to really explain how the war went, since it puts you in the situations where you have to make choices, as opposed to movies, where you are "disconnected". If you stop and think about all the times you've been mowed down in the various WWII shooters (and not even mentioning the unrealistic amount of "health" you have), imagine what that would be like in reality.