Detailed Analysis of Team Movement and Communication Affecting Team Performance in the America's Army Game

Abstract

We conducted the second data analysis with a new game log record dataset and focused on what the optimal team structure is in terms of communication and movement. We utilized regression analyses and correspondence analyses to make the optimal network, and we identified several important features of optimal networks from those analyses. Furthermore we coded Network Fitter and used it to make a computer program figure out the most effective team organization. From the fitting result, we could obtain five optimal movement networks and five optimal communication networks. Among them, we found out that a dense movement network with two sub graphs and a long-chain shaped communication network would make casualty lower without damaging the deadliness of a team. After identifying the optimal movement networks and communication networks, we applied the findings from the analyses to the real world and made three recommendations on training squad level unit, constructing effective TTP, and configuring an optimal squad unit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA456149

Entities

People

  • Il-chul Moon
  • Kathleen Carley
  • Mike Schneider
  • Oleg Shigiltchoff

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Factor Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Information Science
  • Network Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radio Communications
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Networks
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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