Category Archives: Professionalization

Discussion of effort to professionalize the wargaming community through education, certification, award regcognition, etc.

CASL Lectures on Strategic Gaming – Way of the Wargamer

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

CASL Lectures on Strategic Gaming

We hope you enjoyour first lecture, Peter Perla’s “Way of the Wargaming”.  Information about the series is also availible on the website.

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More on CASL’s New Lectures on Strategic Gaming Series

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

As Rex noted below, CASL is launching a new distributed series of Lectures on Strategic Gaming.  This initiative grew out of discussions at last year’s Connections Conference where the Working Group on Professional Development identified a need for more educational programs for … Continue reading →

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Peter Perla on “The Way of the Wargamer” at NDU (April 4)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

The Center for Applied Strategic Learning at National Defense University is launching their new (virtual) lecture series on strategic gaming on April 4 in the best possible way, with a lecture by Peter Perla on “The Way of the Wargamer.” … Continue reading →

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When did wargaming become “professional”?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

I am both flattered and puzzled by talk of a professional wargame journal. Flattered, because as a wargamer since age 12, my hobby has been deemed worthy of a professional journal. But I’m also puzzled. A professional journal must necessarily … Continue reading →

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The Case for Print

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

The discussion regarding a professional journal for wargaming is an interesting one. Rex Brynen makes cogent points about the logistics of having a refereed journal dedicated to the practice of wargaming. Having been assistant editor of such a journal in … Continue reading →

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