Possibly, but even then it provides no practical understanding. The only way to gain that is with specific research and training, then practical experience.
In recruit school (these days) they do some of the training on rifles in an indoor range, using computers to determine accuracy, but that alone can never provide enough understanding to prepare one for actual operation body a firearm.
In real life the experience is on a different level, no second chances, no room for mistakes.
But when it comes to video games, mostly the first person shooter genre, they at least do their research and try their best to be accurate. Whether it be the sound of a certain gun, its ammo capacity or fire-rate, most of it surely seems fairly accurate when I compare it all to an actual real life demonstrations on YouTube.
You ever fired real guns? I recently took @mattclarke and his son shooting and the first comment was, wow, that was way louder than I expected. You can't gain an impression of the violence and noise of firing a gun without actually firing it. YouTube isn't a good substitute. You'll have to trust me on that, or go shoot some guns.
Just as an example. If you shot my culling rifle without ear protection you'd have ringing ears for an hour and be unable to hear me talk.
I've shot an air rifle quite a few times, belonged to my father, but I know those things are nothing. Handled a few pistols and shotguns, but never really got the chance to shoot.
YouTube isn't a good substitute. You'll have to trust me on that, or go shoot some guns.
I know, but just visually from playing the game and from the audio, most of it seemed accurate enough when comparing.
In real life the punch is way too much to handle for a newb, whether it be the ear-shattering sound or the heavy recoil. I understand that it's surely not as easy as it looks, and without guidance and protection? Well, that just a bad idea.
Computer games are surprisingly realistic these days, I understand. It leads people to feel they have more understanding than they actually have. Perception, not reality.
Possibly, but even then it provides no practical understanding. The only way to gain that is with specific research and training, then practical experience.
In recruit school (these days) they do some of the training on rifles in an indoor range, using computers to determine accuracy, but that alone can never provide enough understanding to prepare one for actual operation body a firearm.
In real life the experience is on a different level, no second chances, no room for mistakes.
But when it comes to video games, mostly the first person shooter genre, they at least do their research and try their best to be accurate. Whether it be the sound of a certain gun, its ammo capacity or fire-rate, most of it surely seems fairly accurate when I compare it all to an actual real life demonstrations on YouTube.
You ever fired real guns? I recently took @mattclarke and his son shooting and the first comment was, wow, that was way louder than I expected. You can't gain an impression of the violence and noise of firing a gun without actually firing it. YouTube isn't a good substitute. You'll have to trust me on that, or go shoot some guns.
Just as an example. If you shot my culling rifle without ear protection you'd have ringing ears for an hour and be unable to hear me talk.
I've shot an air rifle quite a few times, belonged to my father, but I know those things are nothing. Handled a few pistols and shotguns, but never really got the chance to shoot.
I know, but just visually from playing the game and from the audio, most of it seemed accurate enough when comparing.
In real life the punch is way too much to handle for a newb, whether it be the ear-shattering sound or the heavy recoil. I understand that it's surely not as easy as it looks, and without guidance and protection? Well, that just a bad idea.
Computer games are surprisingly realistic these days, I understand. It leads people to feel they have more understanding than they actually have. Perception, not reality.