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Just read a nice piece about how the ǵamification is working in Ucraine
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https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
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As well as channelling resources to where they are best used, gamification shapes the character of combat, according to Mr Fedorov. He notes that the Army of Drones recently increased the number of points for killing a foot soldier from two to six. Units like Birds of Magyar immediately began killing more infantrymen. Mr Fedorov says that this led to a doubling of the number of Russian infantry casualties. A later change doubled the number of points for taking out Russian drone operators, making them higher-value targets than tanks. Such changes show how the system can shift with commanders’ priorities. They have also led to a fall in the number of tanks destroyed.
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A drone operator who destroys a T-90M tank–Russia’s most advanced combat vehicle–with a disposable First Person View (FPV) drone gets enough points to make his unit eligible to receive 15 more (which would cost the armed forces around $10,000 in total).
So a different system for target prioritization. Interesting that the awards are not medals, compensation, or home time, but some points that you can only spend to get more drones
I must be getting too old, but guess that's what works for 18yr olds these days? Maybe add some unlockable skins, smileys, and taunts next time? On a serious note this approach, to maximize disengagement from reality, is a diabolical experiment on a human psyche. Whoever came up with this psyop deserves a special place in hell. Regular PTSD will seem like a joke once these people will have to be reintegrated back into society, when realization of what those points were, will really hit them. Now veterans play video games to cope, I cannot imagine these new "bonus points" warriors ever be able to hold controller to play a regular video game with their son without flashbacks, once back to civilian life. But guessing long term effects and reintegration into civilian life is the last priority for Ukrainians now, and just a nice controlled psych experiment for the west. Version 2
Edited on 15/07/2025, 15:58:18 UTC
Just read a nice piece about how the ǵamification is working in Ucraine
Apart of it:
Paywall free:
https://archive.ph/2025.07.10-141456/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
original:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
Apart of it:
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As well as channelling resources to where they are best used, gamification shapes the character of combat, according to Mr Fedorov. He notes that the Army of Drones recently increased the number of points for killing a foot soldier from two to six. Units like Birds of Magyar immediately began killing more infantrymen. Mr Fedorov says that this led to a doubling of the number of Russian infantry casualties. A later change doubled the number of points for taking out Russian drone operators, making them higher-value targets than tanks. Such changes show how the system can shift with commanders’ priorities. They have also led to a fall in the number of tanks destroyed.
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https://archive.ph/2025.07.10-141456/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
original:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
A drone operator who destroys a T-90M tank–Russia’s most advanced combat vehicle–with a disposable First Person View (FPV) drone gets enough points to make his unit eligible to receive 15 more (which would cost the armed forces around $10,000 in total).
So a different system for target prioritization. Interesting that the awards are not medals, compensation, or home time, but some points that you can only spend to get more drones
I must be getting too old, but guess that's what works for 18yr olds these days? Maybe add some unlockable skins, smileys, and taunts next time? On a serious note this approach, to maximize disengagement from reality, is a diabolical experiment on a human psyche. Whoever came up with this psyop deserves a special place in hell. PTSD will seem like a joke once these people will have to be reintegrated back into society, when realization of what those points were, will really hit them. Now veterans play video games to cope, I cannot imagine these new "bonus points" warriors ever be able to hold controller to play a regular video game with their son without flashbacks, once back to civilian life. But guessing long term effects and reintegration into civilian life is the last priority for Ukrainians now, and just a nice controlled psych experiment for the west. Version 1
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Just read a nice piece about how the ǵamification is working in Ucraine
Apart of it:
Paywall free:
https://archive.ph/2025.07.10-141456/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
original:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
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As well as channelling resources to where they are best used, gamification shapes the character of combat, according to Mr Fedorov. He notes that the Army of Drones recently increased the number of points for killing a foot soldier from two to six. Units like Birds of Magyar immediately began killing more infantrymen. Mr Fedorov says that this led to a doubling of the number of Russian infantry casualties. A later change doubled the number of points for taking out Russian drone operators, making them higher-value targets than tanks. Such changes show how the system can shift with commanders’ priorities. They have also led to a fall in the number of tanks destroyed.
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https://archive.ph/2025.07.10-141456/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
original:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
A drone operator who destroys a T-90M tank–Russia’s most advanced combat vehicle–with a disposable First Person View (FPV) drone gets enough points to make his unit eligible to receive 15 more (which would cost the armed forces around $10,000 in total).
So a different system for target prioritization. Interesting that the awards are not medals, compensation, or home time, but some points that you can only spend to get more drones
I must be getting too old, but guess that's what works for 18yr olds these days? Maybe add some skins, smileys, and taunts next time? On a serious note this approach, to maximize disengagement from reality, is a diabolical experiment on a human psyche. Whoever came up with this psyop Original archived Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress]
Scraped on 15/07/2025, 15:28:46 UTC
Just read a nice piece about how the ǵamification is working in Ucraine
Apart of it:
Paywall free:
https://archive.ph/2025.07.10-141456/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
original:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
Apart of it:
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As well as channelling resources to where they are best used, gamification shapes the character of combat, according to Mr Fedorov. He notes that the Army of Drones recently increased the number of points for killing a foot soldier from two to six. Units like Birds of Magyar immediately began killing more infantrymen. Mr Fedorov says that this led to a doubling of the number of Russian infantry casualties. A later change doubled the number of points for taking out Russian drone operators, making them higher-value targets than tanks. Such changes show how the system can shift with commanders’ priorities. They have also led to a fall in the number of tanks destroyed.
Paywall free:
https://archive.ph/2025.07.10-141456/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
original:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2025/07/08/how-drones-and-video-game-techniques-are-coming-together-in-ukraines-war
A drone operator who destroys a T-90M tank–Russia’s most advanced combat vehicle–with a disposable First Person View (FPV) drone gets enough points to make his unit eligible to receive 15 more (which would cost the armed forces around $10,000 in total).
So a different system for target prioritization. Interesting that the awards are not medals, compensation, or home time, but some points that you can only spend to get more drones
I must be getting too old, but guess that's what works for 18yr olds these days? Maybe add some skins, smileys, and taunts next time? On a serious note this approach, to maximize disengagement from reality, is a diabolical experiment on a human psyche. Whoever came up with this psyop is an epitome of true evil. PTSD will seem like a joke once these people will have to be reintegrated back into society when realization what those points really hits them. Now veterans play video games to cope, I cannot imagine these new "bonus points" warriors ever be able to hold controller to play a regular video game with their son without flashbacks, once back to civilian life.