Monthly Archives: June 2014

Connections Australia 2014

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Rex Brynen

Australia is to get its own Connections interdisciplinary wargaming conference, to be held to be held at the University of Melbourne on 8-9 December 2014. You’ll find the preliminary details here.

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MORS 82 at PAXsims

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Rex Brynen

A summary of some of the wargaming panels and presentations from the 82nd annual Military Operations Research Society  symposium (16-19 June 2014) can be found at the PAXsims blog: Not-quite-live from MORS 82 MORS 82 summary – Day 1 MORS 82 Summary … Continue reading →

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Fleet Battle School

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Chris Kona

The CNO’s Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) was interested in creating a wargame which would be accessible to a wide audience and allow for experimentation with new approaches and technologies (and how those affected decisions in the operational naval war).  The … Continue reading →

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Welcome Aboard!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Paul Vebber

I’d like to issue a hearty Welcome Aboard our motley crew of misfits to Chris Kona who has been a collaborator on the Fleet Battle School game for the CNO Rapid Innovation Cell.   Being, myself,  the single point of failure … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Planet of the … Gamers??

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Paul Vebber

http://www.nature.com/srep/2014/140605/srep05182/full/srep05182.html Chimps proved to be better than humans in a game about the ability to detect patterns in the opponent’s moves. After 200 games, the chimps averaged close to optimal play. I, for one, will welcome our future simian overlords 😉   … Continue reading →

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A Death in the Family

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Paul Vebber

Words can’t convey the sadness with which I report the death of Gary “Mo” Morgan. Veteran wargamer for the Air Command and Staff College. Instrumental champion for board wargaming’s use in the Air Force – designing many himself. Later bringing that … Continue reading →

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Pro gamers recognized as pro athletes

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Paul Vebber

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/06/disrupting-the-gaming-industry-with-the-same-old-playbook/ The US has officially recognized pro-gamers as ‘professional athletes eligible for a P-1A visa’. Well, I don’t think anyone taking advantage of that will be coming to Historicon any time soon…but among the Massive Online Gaming Community, those with … Continue reading →

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