...Active Shooter Response 64 individuals killed by active shooters in all of the most horrific recent tragedies. In the years leading up to the Columbine shootings there were little to no training for the response forces to combat active shooter scenarios. Now that the nation has had more tragedies such as the theater shooting in Colorado, the New Haven, Connecticut massacre and most specifically is the shooting by an active duty US Army Major in Fort Hood, Texas. An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people, most often in populated areas. As these events in human history happen, leaders find a way to try and make life safer for the population. Although tragic in nature the shootings in columbine taught law enforcement that they had no plan of attack for active shooter scenarios. When the unfortunate events at Fort Hood took place, the military population specifically the Military Police had no idea how to respond (McCloskey, 2009). Now since the Fort Hood shooting there have been two more high profile cases where active shooter has taken lives in the civilian world. These most recent events the first, a shooting in a crowded theater in Colorado and the most tragic of all the shootings where 20 young elementary school students lost their lives at an elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut (Tuccitto & Sullo, 2012). Now that these events happened although tragic military leaders decided it was important to put together...
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...Thanks for your encouraging and thoughtful suggestions, Marc. As you alluded, there's still much work to be done regarding my capstone. WORK IN PROGRESS! The Active Shooter Exercise last week at the New Bedford District Court went extremely well. I had the opportunity to partake in role playing… I was even a Judge for one of the Scenarios and a shot victim on another. Mr. Oliveira was a complete gent. He said I should say hello to you, and that we are welcome to visit anytime. Get this Marc, lunch on Mr. Oliveira. Yes, he offered to take us out for lunch. I was also able to finally have a meeting with Worcester’s PD sergeant George yesterday. The meeting was very productive and srgt George was beyond resourceful. We had an extensive conversation...
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...Introduction Criminal acts, such as homicidal shootings transpire everyday. Simply shooting civilians has the ability to seriously evolve and become an active shooting emergency. An active shooting or an active shooter incident is the involvement of an individual actively engaging in killing a populated area of people. The Federal Bureau of Investigation works closely with active shooter incidents. According to the Washington Post, throughout the past seven years, averages of 16.4 of these disasters occur every year. Sixty-nine percent of them transpire in five minutes or less, thirty percent in two minutes or less. Sources also say sixty percent of these events were over before first responders arrived. The preparedness and responding of these occurrences can affect the severity of the outcome. Shooting disasters commonly happen in houses of worship, workplaces, transportation stations, community areas, and schools. Active shootings that happen in schools are incredibly dreadful because of the substantial population of children/ minors. On December 14, 2012, a local elementary school of Newton, Connecticut underwent an unexpected catastrophe. The Sandy Hook Active...
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...1) - The fage concept mainly failed because it focused upon the specific features rather than focusing on the products leadership credentials. - Branding is very important in this, because without them there isn’t much left to the actual product. - Niche marketing may be used but most of the time small battles will not win the war. Capturing a small niche market can be the first step but one wants more. - People sometime believe in a name because of its natural sound, such as Muller by Quaker Yogurt. Consumers are more willing to trust the product instead of it being “Mainstream”. - Fage was the first yogurt in America, in which they later turned the name into Total. 2) - Many very popular brands use their popularity to cash out on consumers. - In china, they are studying the art of branding and creating a name for a product. One, which incorporates an art and science mix. - This art is known as phonetic sounds, in which they use specific characters that mean specific things in Chinese. - For example, a dandruff shampoo that came out was created with the words that mean flying and clear, which allow one to feel good while buying. - Bing encountered a problem when marketing in China because Bing mainly means disease (aka something negative). 3) - Names can either be proper or common. For example, goodle being the proper name, and search it being the common name. - Sometimes simple names such as “clear” can be good, which a company is willing to invest...
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...Call of Duty: Ghosts is a 2013 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward, with assistance from Raven Software, Neversoft and Certain Affinity. Published by Activision, it is the tenth primary installment in the Call of Duty series and the sixth developed by Infinity Ward. The video game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U on November 5, 2013, with Treyarch handling the port for the Wii U. The game was released with the launch of next-generation consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. According to review score aggregator Metacritic, Ghosts received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, with most praising its multiplayer gameplay and introduction of the new game mode Extinction. It was criticized, however, for its single-player campaign, rehashing of familiar concepts, and general lack of innovation.Setup and characters The game's main protagonists are the Ghosts, a force of U.S. Special Operations personnel trained to conduct clandestine missions behind enemy lines. The unit is led by retired U.S. Army Captain Elias Walker (Stephen Lang). He is joined by his sons Logan and David "Hesh" Walker (Brandon Routh), along with a trained German Shepherd named Riley, Captain Thomas A. Merrick (Jeffrey Pierce), and Sergeant Keegan P. Russ (Brian Bloom).[7] Call of Duty: Ghosts is set in an alternate timeline that follows the nuclear destruction of the Middle East. The oil-producing nations of South America form "the Federation"...
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...televisions, and surround sound speakers gamers are put right in the middle of the action. War-based games have seen much recent success and have become so popular in society today because people are curious about what its like to be a soldier. By putting gamers in simulated war, simulations are as real as ever and give gamers a sense that they are actually partaking in the fight. Unlike passive movies such as Saving Private Ryan or Peal Harbor, video games are not only using visual frames for their gamers, but interactive ones too. Though through participation, players may lose sight of the reality of war’s gruesome detail, falling short of what is actually real. “While war movies are passive, video games are interactive as players take on active...
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...Idowu 2/13/2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yzeCsv-qrM Abstract I’m going to analyze an advertisement for the wildly successful video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops. We will look at the audience the video is intending to reach, and the message it is trying to get across. Its about a minute long and features a few celebrities, but mostly just normal people in a war time setting. It looks to be well produced, and it was generally well received by anyone who viewed it. Youtube, black ops, call of duty, advertisement,analysis Call of Duty Analysis In November of 2010 the latest installment of the wildly successful video game franchise, Call of Duty was released. It was known as Call of Duty: Black Ops, and is first person shooter set in the height of the cold war era. There was an intense media and advertising blitz, mostly online and in print, but there was one notable commercial. As someone who has played all of these games, and usually at the top of the leaderboard when I do play, I was already excited before I saw the commercial. The commercial is trying to appeal to a wide range of people, not just the typical 15-24 year old male that this game appeals too. Those people already know about the game, have more than likely already pre-ordered it, and will be waiting at midnight to pick it up. This commercial is obviously not for them. It is, however, for the average person who has maybe heard the name “Call of Duty”, but not really sure what it’s about...
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...Mireles1 English 100 Wagenhoffer November 24,2013 Think Again “Video games are bad for you? Thats what they said about rock n' roll.” In the early 1970's video game consoles moved from the arcade rooms to the average home, and hasn't looked back since.The visual gaming world has been expanding immensely for the past four decades and has become the worlds most prominent source of entertainment. With this expansion there are now professional gaming teams that compete in tournaments around the world playing for prizes and titles. Not only do these games require good hand eye coordination but they focus more on the mind. Strategy games, first person shooters, and adventure games are some of the most popular genres that are played by teens and young adults. With this growth of gaming it is assumed that these games will hinder a children's ability to learn in school and can affect a persons mental health negatively. People don't view these games as having any positive effects, and are viewed as a negative form of entertainment. The reality of this subject is that video games can supply many benefits towards the human brain, give us new ways of reacting to problems, and can expand a child's potential in their education. Since teens and young adults spend a good amount of time interacting with these games through their everyday schedule it has been given a negative title by most parents. Parents fear for their child's education and doubt that video games actually have any benefits...
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...Running head: BATTLEFIELD VERSES CALL OF DUTY 1 Battlefield verses Call of Duty Jason Reiter Baker College of Owosso Composition 1 BATTLEFIELD VERSES CALL OF DUTY 2 As long as these games have been out, there are no other games that have come close to rivaling them. Call of Duty and Battlefield are the biggest named first person shooters that is out there today for the Play Station system. With the advances in game design today there might be a rival soon but only by playing the games will one ever be able to tell. Both of the games that were tested are a modern to futuristic first person combat shooter games designed to be played in a verity of scenarios. Battlefield and Call of Duty have been around for the past twenty years and have been in head to head competition on which one is better all this time. In order to find out we must play these games and compare them to each other and our own style of game play. The products that were used are two video games for the PlayStation, Battlefield four and Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. These games were chosen because of their similarities, the controversy of which one of the two is a better game, and how easy each one is to play. These two games can be purchased at any retailer that carries PlayStation and/or Xbox merchandise. If you were looking to buy the games at the cheapest price you can find, Game Stop would be the way you would want to go. At a Wal-Mart...
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...You should pick me as a mod because I could help the server by showing all the players and staff my respect as a new staff member. I will do my best to get this server as good as possible by getting people online, making sure nobody is breaking rules, and helping out anyone who needs help with anything. I will be very active on this server even on school days because after school I will hop online and do my job as a staff member. Playsurvivalgames is a server that got me out of my depressions and thinking. I want to return the favor by doing what I can to make the Playsurvivalgames server a better place and community. Also I understand how to treat a staff rank. When I have been given the privilege to serve on a staff team I take it very seriously. I will joke around with others but I have learned to respect the rank. Being staff will not make me cool or give me respect but it is my goal to help and serve the players of this server. I understand that under no circumstances should I abuse and that I have been given a chance to be a part of the staff team, a chance...
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...Windows Server® 2008 FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Ed Tittel and Justin Korelc Windows Server® 2008 For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http:// www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission...
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...Windows Server® 2008 FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Ed Tittel and Justin Korelc Windows Server® 2008 For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http:// www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission...
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...First person Shooter Games First Person Shooter Games in Real Life Jason Campbell English 121 Deborah Zeringue 6/4/12 First Person Shooter Games in Real Life Shooter games have been around since man made the first projectile weapons, and his children tried to emulate the hunt. From running around with sticks, pretending to shoot the other kids, to the more evolved forms we have today. Today there are a variety of these types of games, though mainly these games are found on entertainment consoles. To experience these types of games for yourself in real life, without the controller, there are two to choose from, Airsoft or Paintball, and while similar, have many key differences, such as equipment used, projectiles, and game formats. Airsoft and paintball both have very similar game formats, and type of equipment used. Paintball utilizes a weapon called a “marker” to propel a paint filled gelatin shell ball using compressed air or CO2, while an airsoft weapon, called a “replica”, uses battery power to fire a 6mm plastic BB from a very realistic looking weapon. Projectiles fired from the paintball marker are used to hit the other players and mark them with paint, and when they are hit, they are out of that current game by being called “dead”. The same goes with airsoft as well, but as there is no paint, it relies on the “honor system” or to call out when you have been hit. The team that still has players considered...
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...Proceedings of the Fourth Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference Learning to be a Bot: Reinforcement Learning in Shooter Games Michelle McPartland and Marcus Gallagher School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia {michelle,marcusg}@itee.uq.edu.au Abstract This paper demonstrates the applicability of reinforcement learning for first person shooter bot artificial intelligence. Reinforcement learning is a machine learning technique where an agent learns a problem through interaction with the environment. The Sarsa( ) algorithm will be applied to a first person shooter bot controller to learn the tasks of (1) navigation and item collection, and (2) combat. The results will show the validity and diversity of reinforcement learning in a first person shooter environment. Introduction Over the past decade substantial research has been performed on reinforcement learning (RL) for the robotics and multi-agent systems (MAS) fields. In addition, many researchers have successfully used RL to teach a computer how to play classic strategy games such as backgammon (Tesauro 1995) and go (Silver, Sutton, and Muller 2007). However, there has been little research in the application of RL to modern computer games. First person shooter (FPS) games have common features to the fields of robotics and MAS, such as agents equipped to sense and act in their environment, and complex continuous movement...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING 1.1 Introduction As time passes by, technology continues to evolve. Because of technology, new things were created that sustains and lightens human work. Computers were created because of technology. Computers were the greatest things ever invented by man itself. In the modern age, computers have become a part of man’s life. Computers with the aid of modern machines made almost all the things around us. From the edited books, computers made all design, special effects in movies, and televisions etc. Along with the evolution of technology, computers continue to upgrade as well until the time that computer has now become a part of man’s everyday life that are hooked to computers. Computers can now edit documents to your PC, play mini games, search information you need using the internet, save documents to your PC and play online games. It’s like an all-in-one gadget that can do all the things you want anytime you need it. Based on the facts on Wikipedia, from 1990 to the present year, online games had a big impact to us especially teenagers. Online games have many genres, including FPS games, MMORPG, Casual games and multiplayer games. A game will become an online game if it involves in using a computer or a series of computers with one player in each computer to battle it out with other players using the Internet depending on the game genre. According to Wikipedia, an online game is a game played over some form of computer...
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