Army.... Be the best advert

Matblack · 20-01-2008, 17:20

Theres a 'come and be cannon fodder' ad on at the moment featuring a 'UAV' and a bunch of 16 year olds in a chalk pit probably just outside Slough.

But that aside has anyone else noticed what they appear to be controlling the UAV with?

MB

vix · 20-01-2008, 17:22

It's some kind of game controller, I noticed.

It's to show that really, it's just like playing a computer game, and you wont be hurt at all. Honest.

Haly · 20-01-2008, 17:34

Is it a 360 controller? Or a PS2 controller?
Not seen the advert in a while but I know it was something I instantly recognised and thought it was incredibly inappropriate to sell a war as a video game :/

Matblack · 20-01-2008, 17:46

http://www.armyjobs.mod.uk/

Go to the 3rd film strip (with the birds eye view of the desert) called "You Spot Something Unusual"

It is about 15% of the way into the film clip.

I honestly thought at that moment that it was a game ad made up to look like an Army ad, no such luck, its the British Army drafting geeks subliminally :/

MB

Matblack · 20-01-2008, 17:48

I wonder if these days you need to kill 5 Iraqi soldiers to get air support?

MB

Haly · 20-01-2008, 17:56

Ahh I was right. Seems so sick

Justsomebloke · 20-01-2008, 18:14

A good angle to get kids into being shot at though a.
Come on lads try some Cs Source for real. We supply the uniforms & the guns & bullets & you just go off running about shooting Terrorists.

Goose · 20-01-2008, 18:28

Looking on the other side of things, having already seen the 360 controller used with unmanned vehicles (at a show, in fact), I wouldn't rule it out as something in use (and I certainly wouldn't jump to any conclusions).

Mark · 20-01-2008, 18:36

Me neither. Why not use that sort of controller? Why is it 'sick'?

Just because it happens to be used for a games console doesn't automatically say 'thou must not use this in the real world'. Why on earth would anyone get the likes of QinetiQ to design a custom-made controller for UAV systems (at multimillion cost) when a bit of software and a PS2 controller does the job just as well and is cheap to replace if it gets broken?

Justsomebloke · 20-01-2008, 18:40

I think she meant it being used in an advert to pull in the kids, not that it is sick to use a 360 controller for such purposes. I may be wrong but that's how i saw it

20-01-2008, 17:20	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Army.... Be the best advert Theres a 'come and be cannon fodder' ad on at the moment featuring a 'UAV' and a bunch of 16 year olds in a chalk pit probably just outside Slough. But that aside has anyone else noticed what they appear to be controlling the UAV with? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

20-01-2008, 17:22	#2
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	It's some kind of game controller, I noticed. It's to show that really, it's just like playing a computer game, and you wont be hurt at all. Honest. __________________

20-01-2008, 17:34	#3
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Is it a 360 controller? Or a PS2 controller? Not seen the advert in a while but I know it was something I instantly recognised and thought it was incredibly inappropriate to sell a war as a video game :/ __________________ Halycopter

20-01-2008, 17:46	#4
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	http://www.armyjobs.mod.uk/ Go to the 3rd film strip (with the birds eye view of the desert) called "You Spot Something Unusual" It is about 15% of the way into the film clip. I honestly thought at that moment that it was a game ad made up to look like an Army ad, no such luck, its the British Army drafting geeks subliminally :/ MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

20-01-2008, 17:48	#5
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I wonder if these days you need to kill 5 Iraqi soldiers to get air support? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

20-01-2008, 17:56	#6
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Ahh I was right. Seems so sick __________________ Halycopter

20-01-2008, 18:14	#7
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	A good angle to get kids into being shot at though a. Come on lads try some Cs Source for real. We supply the uniforms & the guns & bullets & you just go off running about shooting Terrorists. __________________

20-01-2008, 18:28	#8
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Looking on the other side of things, having already seen the 360 controller used with unmanned vehicles (at a show, in fact), I wouldn't rule it out as something in use (and I certainly wouldn't jump to any conclusions). __________________

20-01-2008, 18:36	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Me neither. Why not use that sort of controller? Why is it 'sick'? Just because it happens to be used for a games console doesn't automatically say 'thou must not use this in the real world'. Why on earth would anyone get the likes of QinetiQ to design a custom-made controller for UAV systems (at multimillion cost) when a bit of software and a PS2 controller does the job just as well and is cheap to replace if it gets broken?

20-01-2008, 18:40	#10
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I think she meant it being used in an advert to pull in the kids, not that it is sick to use a 360 controller for such purposes. I may be wrong but that's how i saw it __________________