Category Archives: Connections conference

Wargaming and Innovation part II

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Paul Vebber

I ended part I with the slide above showing how various types of games make up the spectrum between Experimentation and Analysis. Where these games are cooperative and have players working together to solve a problem, or what in many … Continue reading →

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Wargaming and Technology Innovation

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Paul Vebber

Connections UK was a tremendous experience this year. Being part of one of the panels was particularly enjoyable.  Thanks to Graham Longley-Brown and Dr. Stephen Downes-Martin for including me as a presenter and panel member! I guess it pays to … Continue reading →

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Connections UK AAR

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Paul Vebber

I was privileged to participate as a panelist on “Wargaming for Innovation” this past week at King’s College in London. A wonderful set of AAR’s on the “Civil War in Binni” mega-game and the full conference are available on Rex … Continue reading →

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Connections 2016 Registration Open

Posted on June 1, 2016 by timwilkie

This blog had its origins in the Connections Interdisciplinary Wargaming Conference, an annual event which is held each summer to bring together practitioners from every segment of the wargaming community to share with and learn from one another.  To read … Continue reading →

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Connections Wargaming Conference Panel Announcements

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Paul Vebber

Dr. Stephen Downes-Martin has put out a request for panel members for the panel he is chairing with Dr. David Banks. Rex Brynan has posted the announcement here at PaxSims. The announcement for the panel I am chairing is below: Wargames as … Continue reading →

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Connections North

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Rex Brynen

Connections North, a one day mini-conference on professional wargaming, will be held in Ottawa on Monday, 22 February 2016. Additional details can be found at PAXsims.

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A2ADventure Playtest Report

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Paul Vebber

The Newport RI Game Night crew held a final playtest session for this year’s Connections Conference Game Lab game, the “Anti-Access, Area Denial” themed “A2ADventure”, mentioned by Rex Brynan in his post below from July 21st. We had a group … Continue reading →

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From Connections to your tabletop

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Rex Brynen

The first ever “game lab” at the 2012 Connections interdisciplinary wargaming conference focused on humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations, with participants divided into groups to discuss how they might game HA/DR operations during the 2010 Haiti earthquake. During those sessions Brant … Continue reading →

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Connections UK 2014 conference reports

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Rex Brynen

Two reports on the recent Connections UK interdisciplinary wargaming conference are now available on PAXsims: Situation Report Final Report UPDATE: The full conference details (including presentations, biographies, and audio recordings of some sessions) are now available here on the Connections … Continue reading →

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Connections 2014 AARs

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Rex Brynen

A series of reports from the recent Connections 2014 interdisciplinary wargaming conference have been posted at PAXsims. If any others appear elsewhere let me know, and I’ll add them to this list: Connections 2014 – a first report (Rex Brynen—PAXsims) Connections 2014 … Continue reading →

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