Wargaming Strategic Linkage

Abstract

The War Gaming Department (WGD) of the Naval War College (NWC) asked CNA to identify key game-design issues and to develop recommendations for more effectively representing the linkage between the strategic, operational/strategic, and operational levels of war, especially as applied to future Navy Title X Global War Games (GWG). We researched existing wargame systems and interviewed leading wargaming practitioners, both in government and in industry, to learn how others have conducted multi-level games in the past and to discuss their ideas about how to improve techniques in the future. We synthesized our research and experience into specific recommendations for the design of a game structure and processes that the NWC could use as a starting point for designing future GWGs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA494300

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Markowitz
  • Peter P. Perla

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distance Learning
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.