It seems social media platforms are changing the way we witness and document wars and conflicts. Instead of traditional press briefings and serious military updates, Reuters reported that some videos released during the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran use editing styles that resemble popular video games such as Call of Duty.
One such video begins with a scene inspired by the first-person shooter game - COD and then quickly shifts to dramatic visuals of fighter jets taking off from aircraft carriers, missiles flying through the sky and explosions shown in slow motion. The clips play with energetic music and a narrator claims that theUnited Statesis 'winning this war'.
According to the report, the video is part a social media campaign to promote the bombing campaign against Iran. One of the videos has already been viewed more than 58 million times online.
One video even displays a kill score style counter similar to what players see after eliminating enemies in war action games like Medal of Honor, COD or Battlefield video games.
Reuters reported that the style of these videos is very different from how governments used to communicate during conflicts in the past. According to them, previous government often relied on official briefings, charts and detailed explanations to justify military action.
Now, the approach seems more focused on social media videos that mix military footage with dramatic music and quick edits.
Some videos also include clips from movies such as Top Gun, Iron Man, Gladiator and Braveheart.
Others even show popular memes or animated characters, including a short clip of SpongeBob SquarePants saying 'Wanna see me do it again?' alongside footage of explosions.
Critics told Reuters that this approach risks turning war into entertainment or a video game, even though real soldiers and civilians are affected by the conflict.
Some experts have described it as the 'gamification' of war.
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