Wir hatten die Möglichkeit mit Mr Hank Keirsey, seines Zeichens pensionierter Lt. Col. und Ausbilder bei den Marines, ein Interview zu führen und ihn nach seinen Aufgaben bei der Entwicklung von Call of Duty 5 zu befragen.

Q: Hello Mr Keirsey, how are u?

A: Hello, fine thanks.

Q: Can u tell me some hard facts about u?

A: I am a comissioner in the infantery of 1976 - 2000 and went couple of times back to Iraq. I was in the 86 Airborne Devision in the gulf war.

Q: What do u think, how close will reality come to life in Call of Duty 5 ?

A: You know, on the video screen u can only come so close as u can can get in a video game. In the reality u have sand, u have to smell the rubbing flesh and u have to wait a long time for the fight. U look out and wait for your opponent. You have very intensive fire fights and u get the audio. So, Call of Duty 5 comes close to the reality, but it doesn't matter. It's a very extensive experience in the game in getting close to the reality.

Q: Is it disturbing for a veteran like u to see war scenes like that in Call of Duty 5 ?

A: No, * zögert kurz * when i was intruduced in the Call of Duty staff, i saw this video game for the first time and i thought about it the whole night. In reality u make a mistake and you can die. In the Iraq I know many soldiers, who are playing this game. They come back from their patrol and go back to the secure area and play this game. I dont think, that other soldiers have a problem with the scenes or the stuff in Call of Duty 5, me, too.

Q: So u think it's okay to play this game?

A: Yes, its a good game and it teaches history. it's close enough, several people play this game, come to me and say 'what an interesting game'. They read a book, they are very interested and they read what maybe happend with their grandfathers. It's a great benefit.

Q: Which parts of the Game did u influence most with your experience?

A: Most of times for the Japanese, their defense, their base, their automatic weapons. Also the marine tactics, the flame throwers. I brought my experience and my knowlege of over 24 years in the game.

Q: Why did u choose to participate in producing a video game?

A: A good friend of mine, a professor in theoretic tactics in USA, told the COD5 Guys he knows a specialist for that topic. They searched someone with practice experience and they choose me. When I saw the game, the detail range of the game i was amazed. In this game u can learn something about the history and u honour the people, who died and fought in this world war. This was the reason why I decided to help them.

Q: Which job was more challenging? Instructing nerds, like game designers or privates?

A: *lacht kurz * well, I don't know what is harder. The thing to tell soldiers is, they have to do things. U gonna train hard, to spend a lot of time in the academy and u have to take care of them. The game designers take my expertise and experience, they use it. But sure, I am only an advisor, I just help them. they have to decide if they use my knowlegde or not. they make games, they have to decide what they use. I make soldering, many suggestions come true.