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Virtual Outbreak READY! Information Session for Academic Institutions May 15th, 09:00-10:00 ET Click here to register Outbreak READY! and Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis are innovative digital outbreak simulations aimed at improving […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png"><img width="1024" height="396" data-attachment-id="37161" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/using-digital-outbreak-simulations-in-academic-settings/image-101/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png" data-orig-size="2890,1120" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37161" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=1022 1022w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=2044 2044w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p>The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health (CHH) is holding a virtual information session on how digital infectious disease outbreak simulations can be used in academic settings. </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p><strong>Virtual <em>Outbreak READY! </em>Information Session for Academic Institutions</strong></p> <p><strong>May 15th, 09:00-10:00 ET</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsavechildren.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_lRMcw4dITj28dxbk1hFDcQ&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7Cf51a8f7418774e3a716d08dc69ec2c54%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638501710277528524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HfNs4TrOZgI2%2BlFYNNRM3cWtnNLNqkYn8abHbiiVFhc%3D&reserved=0">Click here to register</a></strong></p> <p><em><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ready-initiative.org%2Foutbreak-ready-digital-simulations%2Foutbreak-ready-original-simulation%2F&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7Cf51a8f7418774e3a716d08dc69ec2c54%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638501710277546591%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=STLaTMMhAlbUR2F4On3iOwNQERFSl7mLp%2BIvmuHKdZg%3D&reserved=0">Outbreak READY!</a> </em>and <em><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ready-initiative.org%2Foutbreak-ready-digital-simulations%2Foutbreak-ready-2-thisland-in-crisis%2F&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7Cf51a8f7418774e3a716d08dc69ec2c54%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638501710277561593%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fDpi0vdTrPWokoXmBvlylT3kwqJrOKstNRGeOOR0q3Y%3D&reserved=0">Outbreak READY 2!: Thisland in Crisis</a></em> are innovative digital outbreak simulations aimed at improving the capacity of practitioners to prepare for and respond to large-scale infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings. Created as part of the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ready-initiative.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7Cf51a8f7418774e3a716d08dc69ec2c54%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638501710277573352%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=flESQZW%2BCvz%2FXHtya%2Bv%2FkWYZEyp13qwUIF9ZhTJ%2FrhI%3D&reserved=0">READY Initiative</a>, a global consortium led by Save the Children, the <em>Outbreak READY!</em> simulations bring the complex nature of outbreak response in humanitarian settings to life and provide a novel way for learners to test their skills and knowledge in a “safe,” virtual environment.</p> <p>While the simulations were initially created for NGOs, an increasing number of academic institutions have successfully used the simulations in their classrooms. Since the first simulation launched in 2021, <em></em>institutions including Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, McGill University, the University of Geneva, the Prasanna School of Public Health, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have used one or both simulations to advance their students’ learning. </p> <p><strong>To support the increasing number of universities reaching out about how they may incorporate the simulations into their classrooms, we are hosting a virtual information session on Wednesday, May 15th, 09:00-10:00 ET. This session will provide an overview of the simulations and feature professors who have used the simulations in their classrooms. </strong></p> <p>Please register using the link below. We also invite you to share this invitation with colleagues who may be interested in attending. </p> <p><a href="https://savechildren.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lRMcw4dITj28dxbk1hFDcQ">https://savechildren.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lRMcw4dITj28dxbk1hFDcQ</a></p> <p>We look forward to seeing you!</p></blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png"><img width="1024" height="459" data-attachment-id="37163" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/using-digital-outbreak-simulations-in-academic-settings/image-1-20/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png" data-orig-size="2712,1216" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37163" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image.png?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/05/image-1.png?w=1024" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>GPPI: Gaming the Political Economy of Conflict</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/25/gppi-gaming-the-political-economy-of-conflict/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:00:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[simulation and game reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation and gaming ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global Public Policy Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[political economy]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37148</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Global Public Policy Institute has issued a new report on gaming the political economy conflict. How do economic factors shape the dynamics of violent crises? To launch and sustain their fighting, conflict actors rely on financial resources and access to physical supplies; economic motives may themselves also be an important driver of violence. There […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png"><img width="709" height="1024" data-attachment-id="37150" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/25/gppi-gaming-the-political-economy-of-conflict/image-100/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png" data-orig-size="1298,1876" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=208" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=709" alt="" class="wp-image-37150" style="width:560px;height:auto" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=709 709w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=104 104w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=208 208w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=768 768w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png 1298w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p>The Global Public Policy Institute has issued a new report on <a href="https://gppi.net/2024/04/22/gaming-the-political-economy-of-conflict">gaming the political economy conflict</a>.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>How do economic factors shape the dynamics of violent crises? To launch and sustain their fighting, conflict actors rely on financial resources and access to physical supplies; economic motives may themselves also be an important driver of violence. There is no lack of academic research describing these dynamics, nor of practice-oriented frameworks for grasping how they play out in a given conflict context. Yet there remains a very large step between better contextual understandings and being able to anticipate the concrete consequences of an external intervention. </p> <p>This is a significant challenge for policymakers as they consider intervening in the political economy of a crisis setting. They have a range of interventions at their disposal, from sanctions regimes to fostering peace-positive investments. But the complexity of conflicts means it is crucial to think through the possible impacts – and unintended consequences – of any potential intervention. This project explored how simulation games can serve as a valuable tool for conducting forward-looking analysis in such contexts. It positioned simulation games at the intersection of political economy analysis and serious games methodologies. </p> <p>The project’s <a href="https://gppi.net/media/GPPi_Enbaye-et-al_2024_Gaming-the-Political-Economy-of-Conflict.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">final publication</a> offers a practical toolbox for developing simulation games tailored to analyzing political economy interventions in stabilization settings, including a step-by-step process and a menu of potential design choices. While these apply to a broad range of settings and themes, the discussion also draws on the project team’s experiences in designing a game on conflict dynamics in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).</p></blockquote> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png"><img loading="lazy" width="709" height="1024" data-attachment-id="37152" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/25/gppi-gaming-the-political-economy-of-conflict/image-1-19/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png" data-orig-size="1298,1876" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=208" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=709" alt="" class="wp-image-37152" style="width:556px;height:auto" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=709 709w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=104 104w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=208 208w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=768 768w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png 1298w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p>The report is an extremely useful contribution to the literature on confict simulation. You will find both a summary of their work and a link to the full (49pp) report at the link above.</p>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image.png?w=709" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/image-1.png?w=709" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>Wargamer Job at NDU</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/wargamer-job-at-ndu/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[mcgradye]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:06:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[simulation and gaming news]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37139</guid> <description><![CDATA[NDU has opened a job for a “Senior Wargaming Fellow” on USA Jobs. If you are a US citizen, have enough experience to be considered “senior,” and either have the qualifications, or are willing to ignore the rather odd set of qualifications (AI, online game design), then you might want to consider applying. I personally […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NDU has opened a job for a “Senior Wargaming Fellow” on USA Jobs. If you are a US citizen, have enough experience to be considered “senior,” and either have the qualifications, or are willing to ignore the rather odd set of qualifications (AI, online game design), then you might want to consider applying. I personally think CASL is a good group, and NDU would not be a bad place to work. If you are interested in advancing your career, I’d check it out. <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/787587600">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/787587600</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://2.gravatar.com/avatar/eac95324d33a98120f18f3d3296098c5244f4199930ea0bdf4d434805ad356da?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F2.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">mcgradye</media:title> </media:content> </item> <item> <title>Registration for Connections US 2024 now open</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/registration-for-connections-us-2024-no-open/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:13:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation and gaming news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37132</guid> <description><![CDATA[An update from Timothy Wilkie and the Connections US team. On behalf of conference founder and co-chair Matt Caffrey and the rest of the Connections organizing team, I am pleased to announce that registration for Connections 2024 is now open! This year’s conference will be hosted by the U.S. Army War College at the Army […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An update from Timothy Wilkie and the <a href="https://connections-wargaming.com">Connections US</a> team.</p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <p>On behalf of conference founder and co-chair Matt Caffrey and the rest of the Connections organizing team, I am pleased to announce that <strong>registration for Connections 2024 is now open!</strong> This year’s conference will be hosted by the U.S. Army War College at the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, PA, June 25-27. This conference is held at the unclassified level and is open to all members of the professional wargaming community, from military to government to academic to commercial hobbyist to contractor to private sector. We especially welcome our international participants.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="680" height="450" data-attachment-id="37136" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/registration-for-connections-us-2024-no-open/army-heritage-center-1/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg" data-orig-size="680,450" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="army-heritage-center-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg?w=680" alt="" class="wp-image-37136" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg 680w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" /></a></figure></div> <p>The day before the conference begins, the Army War College will be hosting a series of classified wargame briefings on Carlisle Barracks. The classified event is open to all U.S. citizens with a SECRET clearance. The form linked below will register you for the unclassified conference June 25-27, and will collect your contact information to receive additional information about the classified session on June 24 if you indicate your interest.</p> <p>Please follow the link below to the registration form:<br><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FLvxNjdW8SCSxC4CK9&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7C63844dcdf5664c9a3a0808dc629d062e%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638493674655252906%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=m%2ByApppb3n6j5YbMxm0geQwPyyNBCoi3tVFSZ%2FDvnec%3D&reserved=0">https://forms.gle/LvxNjdW8SCSxC4CK9</a></p> <p>The above link is to a Google Form, which sometimes are difficult to access from some military networks. If you have problems viewing or completing the form at work, please try from a personal device at home.</p> <p>More information is available at the Connections website:<br><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconnections-wargaming.com%2Fregistration-and-logistics%2F&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7C63844dcdf5664c9a3a0808dc629d062e%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638493674655262349%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=S6G6oUiOb0ANTpHILVj2oMqskvdzi9RjJM7YkBFSjaE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://connections-wargaming.com/registration-and-logistics/</a></p> <p>We have an exceptional program lined up this year and will be posting the conference agenda to the website soon. We are pleased to announce our two keynote speakers: John Nagl and Tom Mouat. The rest of the program consists of panels, seminars, game demos and playtests, small-group workshops, and more!</p> <p>Since 1993, the Connections conference has brought together practitioners with a professional interest in wargaming from all elements of the wargaming field. Please help us expand our reach even further by passing this registration information along to those you think might be interested.</p> <p></p>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/army-heritage-center-1.jpg?w=680" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>Connections UK 2024</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/16/connections-uk-2024/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:36:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Connections UK]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37126</guid> <description><![CDATA[An update from Graham Longley-Brown and the Connections UK team. The Connections UK 2024 conference for wargaming professionals will take place Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 September 2024 at Brunel University in Uxbridge, just to the west of London and five miles from Heathrow airport. Tickets will go live in mid-June and are likely to be […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An update from Graham Longley-Brown and the <a href="https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk">Connections UK</a> team.</p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <p><strong>The Connections UK 2024 conference for wargaming professionals will take place Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 September 2024 at Brunel University in Uxbridge, just to the west of London and five miles from Heathrow airport. </strong>Tickets will go live in mid-June and are likely to be in high demand. We’ll send more content details presently, but the main themes and sessions are outlined below.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="379" data-attachment-id="37129" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/16/connections-uk-2024/brunelheader/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,379" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="brunelheader" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37129" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p>The Connections UK mission remains ‘to advance and preserve the art, science and application of wargaming’. The two main themes this year are: engaging academia; and helping to improve methods, models and tools that contribute to better wargaming.</p> <p><strong>Connections UK 2024 will feature</strong>:</p> <ul><li>An Introduction to Wargaming course on Day 1.</li> <li>A half-day icebreaker on the morning of Day 1.</li> <li>A stream on wargaming in academia.</li> <li>Practitioner-level workshops and seminars to improve methods, models and tools that contribute to better wargaming.</li> <li>A stream on wargaming deterrence, escalation and de-escalation.</li> <li>A stream on wargaming deception.</li> <li>A stream on gaming social complexity, which will include the use of artificial intelligence to support wargaming.</li> <li>Games Fairs on the afternoons of Days 2 and 3. See note below regarding entries.</li> <li>The inaugural Peter Perla Commemorative talk, featuring Phil Sabin and David Banks talking respectively to the growth and future of wargaming.</li> <li>Social gaming on the evenings of Days 1 and 2.</li> <li>Semi-organised networking events during the evening social gaming.</li> <li>Sessions designed to help the next generation of wargamers.</li> <li>Hands-on workshops exploring topics such as microgames, a ‘game jam’ and a designers’ clinic.</li> <li>And lots more!</li></ul> <p><strong>Games Fairs entries</strong>. We are introducing criteria for showing a game. Please click the link at <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.professionalwargaming.co.uk%2FGamesFair.html&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7C465a6569be1e4e78462808dc5d533c8f%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638487859278159934%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GRac6Ep8qLubyTmWa2dHprXbINU2Tj1LxrKo56LDcC0%3D&reserved=0">https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/GamesFair.html</a> for these criteria and entry submission form.</p> <p>Connections UK follows the week after the Wargaming in NATO (WIN) conference 2 – 4 September at the University of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg, Germany.</p> <p>Connections (US) is 25 – 27 June at the Army Heritage and Education Center (AHEC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.</p> <p>We look forward to seeing you in September!</p>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/brunelheader.jpg?w=1024" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>All that’s left is the grading…</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:38:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[forthcoming games and simulations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation and game reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation and gaming news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McGill University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[POLI 452]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37096</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today was the last day of my conflict simulation course at McGill, and as is POLI 452 tradition everyone’s game was on display before being submitted. Here’s a look at what I’ll be playing (and grading) over the next few weeks. Black October explores strategic competition and conflict between Israel and Iran (and its allies/proxies). […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today was the last day of my conflict simulation course at McGill, and as is POLI 452 tradition everyone’s game was on display before being submitted. Here’s a look at what I’ll be playing (and grading) over the next few weeks.</p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <p><strong>Black October</strong> explores strategic competition and conflict between Israel and Iran (and its allies/proxies). The game tracks political capital, resources, military capabilities, and US and global opinion. Cards are used either to play specific actions or an action chosen from a menu. The yellow cups are used to hide Iranian nuclear enrichment.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37105" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8382/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912109","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.011111111111111","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505558333333","longitude":"-73.57505"}" data-image-title="img_8382" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37105" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="718" data-attachment-id="37115" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8392/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg" data-orig-size="3024,2122" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912378","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505680555556","longitude":"-73.574827777778"}" data-image-title="img_8392" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37115" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=2046 2046w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37107" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8385-2/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912142","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505561111111","longitude":"-73.574919444444"}" data-image-title="img_8385" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37107" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <p><strong>Breacher Up!</strong> examines platoon-level suburban operations. Fog of war is provided through blocks, dummy counters, and (uncleared) room tokens. They certainly won the prize for the largest map this year!</p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37109" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8386/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912181","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505541666667","longitude":"-73.574905555556"}" data-image-title="img_8386" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37109" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <p><strong>Men of Honor</strong> is a game about Sicilian mafia during the Mussolini era. Players (families) compete to control key industries during a time when the fascist state was clamping down on their activities. They can betray each other, even cooperate with the regime at times—but breaking Omertà (the mafia code of silence and code of honor) in this way can have severe consequences.</p> <p>The meeples used to track honor, influence, and notoriety were a real find.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37118" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8388-2/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912193","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505475","longitude":"-73.574936111111"}" data-image-title="img_8388" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37118" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="768" height="1024" data-attachment-id="37099" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8374/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712911975","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505766666667","longitude":"-73.574905555556"}" data-image-title="img_8374" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=225" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=768" alt="" class="wp-image-37099" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=113 113w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=225 225w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></figure> <p><strong>The Opium Wars</strong> is a two player game about Anglo-Chinese conflict in the mid-19th century. Britain wants to sell opium into China, to offset China’s trade surplus (in tea, china, and other products). The Qing Dynasty China isn’t so keen. However, China opium seizures or port closures <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars">may lead the British to use military force</a>. Can China avoid “the century of humiliation”?</p> <p>Take particular note of the hand-crafted opium bales, the traditional silver ingots, and the jars of tea.</p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37113" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8393-2/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912514","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"64","shutter_speed":"0.0081967213114754","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505736111111","longitude":"-73.574775"}" data-image-title="img_8393" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37113" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p><strong>Polymer Plane</strong>t is a semicooperative game about plastic pollution. Players assume the role of Carol (CEO of a fashion company), Leo (an oil industry lobbyist), Patrick (a politician), Naomi (an environmental NGO activist), and Carla (the consumer). Each pursues certain goals, and their actions can various contribute to pollution (tracked with coloured bottle caps that accumulate in a central container) or help alleviate it. Can they find a solution that leaves everyone satisfied and saves the planet?</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1001" height="1023" data-attachment-id="37121" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8396/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg" data-orig-size="2988,3056" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912519","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505722222222","longitude":"-73.574783333333"}" data-image-title="img_8396" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=293" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=1001" alt="" class="wp-image-37121" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=1001 1001w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=147 147w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=293 293w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px" /></a></figure> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="912" height="1024" data-attachment-id="37111" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8390-2/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg" data-orig-size="3024,3396" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912242","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505494444444","longitude":"-73.5747"}" data-image-title="img_8390" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=267" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=912" alt="" class="wp-image-37111" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=912 912w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=1824 1824w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=134 134w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=267 267w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px" /></a></figure> <p><strong>Red Tide</strong> explores a Chinese (PRC) invasion of Taiwan, focusing on how Taiwan were to fare were it to receive no support from allies. Chinese sealift capacity, the seizure of ports, and the damage suffered by those ports has a fundamental effect on how long Taiwan can hold out before defeat. </p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37101" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8376/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912009","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505680555556","longitude":"-73.574827777778"}" data-image-title="img_8376" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37101" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p><strong>Wildfire!</strong> is a largely cooperative about wildfire management in Canada. The focus on the federal government, with players assuming the role of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada, or the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. You’ll noticed the map coded for fire risk and environment, and the 3D printed stackable fires to indicate severity.</p> <hr class="wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator" style="height:50px" /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="768" data-attachment-id="37103" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/all-thats-left-is-the-grading/img_8378/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg" data-orig-size="4032,3024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1712912084","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"45.505705555556","longitude":"-73.574813888889"}" data-image-title="img_8378" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37103" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p><strong>270!</strong> is a two player game about US presidential election campaigns. Players choose various campaign actions (targetable by state), including campaign visits, ad buys, social media, and fundraising. They also respond to current issues, and there’s a presidential debate minigame too. All actions are entered into a an Excel spreadsheet—hence all the laptops—which then determines their impact and updates a PowerPoint map and bar graph. </p>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8382.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8392.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8385.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8386.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8388.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8374.jpeg?w=768" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8393.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8396.jpeg?w=1001" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8390.jpeg?w=912" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8376.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/img_8378.jpeg?w=1024" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>Wargaming the effects of a Trump presidency on NATO</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/wargaming-the-effects-of-a-trump-presidency-on-nato/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:21:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[simulation and game reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US foreign policy]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37080</guid> <description><![CDATA[This article was written for PAXsims by Finley Grimble. He is a former wargamer and strategy advisor to the UK Government having worked at the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office. He particularly focused on NATO defence and foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine strategy, China-Taiwan policy, the US-UK security relationship, and wargames for the 4* National […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This article was written for PAXsims by <strong>Finley Grimble. </strong>He is a former wargamer and strategy advisor to the UK Government having worked at the<strong> </strong>Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office. He particularly focused on NATO defence and foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine strategy, China-Taiwan policy, the US-UK security relationship, and wargames for the 4* National Security Council Officials (highest officials decision-making body in UK). He can be contacted via <a href="finley-grimble@hotmail.com">email</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/finley-grimble-97a798271/">LinkedIn</a>.</em></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="574" data-attachment-id="37093" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/wargaming-the-effects-of-a-trump-presidency-on-nato/screenshot-2/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg" data-orig-size="2948,1654" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"Screenshot","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Screenshot","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Screenshot" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Screenshot</p>" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37093" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=2046 2046w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p></p> <p>Donald Trump <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/13/bolton-trump-2024-nato-00141160#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHis%20goal%20here%20is%20not,expressed%20dismay%20at%20Trump%27s%20tenure.">threatened to withdraw from NATO</a> during his first term based on the idea that the US should not be defending Europe, whilst the Europeans under-invest in their own defence by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/12/nato-countries-defense-spending-gdp-trump/">spending less than the NATO agreed 2%</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-again-conditions-us-help-nato-allies-their-paying-fair-share-2024-03-19/">He has continued to do so </a>in the run up to the 2024 elections. With specialists in defence, intelligence, foreign and security policy hailing from several NATO countries, we conducted a wargame to explore the following questions: </p> <ul><li>How might a Trump administration go about leaving NATO and/or getting all Allies to pay 2% GDP on defence?</li> <li>What are the immediate consequences of the United States leaving Euro-Atlantic security to Europe?</li> <li>What are the broader global consequences for the United States?</li></ul> <p><br><strong>Wargame Format</strong></p> <p>The wargame commenced on a successful Trump Inauguration Day: January 1, 2025, and running for two years into the presidency. All 32 NATO members, Ukraine, and Russia were represented by participants. These countries with ‘dedicated representation’ were given time to: </p> <ol><li>Develop a strategy.</li> <li>Negotiate with allies to cohere strategy.</li> <li>Negotiate with adversarial countries.</li> <li>Take a series of military, diplomatic, economic, and intelligence actions for a turn that represented two months. </li> <li>Any military actions were then carried out using an operational wargame map with bounded adjudication rules. This ran as a minor facet of the wider geo-political wargame to establish correlation of forces and battlefield situations.</li></ol> <p>Once these phases had occurred, the non-military actions were freely adjudicated by a ‘wargame control team’, then the next turn would begin with a new set of starting conditions based on the outcomes of the previous intertwining actions.</p> <p>Within the wargame control team adjudicating the turn outcomes, China, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran were represented through injects. They were not given a dedicated representative to play a full role in the wargame. We chose to represent these key non-Euro-Atlantic countries as to: </p> <ul><li>Gain their perceptions on Trump’s NATO policy. </li> <li>Prevent Euro-Atlantic Security developing in an unrealistic vacuum.</li></ul> <p>Adjudication and representation of all countries was performed by specialists in defence, intelligence, foreign and security policy to provide realistic strategies, policies, actions and perceptions by all countries represented.</p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways </strong></p> <p>A turn-by-turn report on how the game developed can be found in the pdf attached to the end of article. Key takeaways from the wargame were:</p> <ul><li>The US fully exiting NATO is not realistic given the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senators-offer-bill-block-any-us-president-leaving-nato-2023-07-12/">National Defense Authorization Act</a> for the fiscal year 2024 is in place – The legislation states “The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Senators present concur or pursuant to an Act of Congress.” Achieving this in the senate was considered highly unlikely by participants. </li> <li>Despite Trump taking tangible steps to reduce the US commitment to defending Europe, Russia’s demands in Ukraine prevent it from realistically attacking a NATO Member.</li> <li>If the US reduces its role in European security, it will likely damage investors’ sentiment throughout the continent, especially in Eastern Europe, thus damaging these state’s economies.</li> <li>A US reduction in support to Ukraine makes the task of resisting Russia almost unfeasible, given Europe’s inability to adequately support Ukraine with what it needs.</li> <li>A US policy of frustrating NATO has the potential to cause the alliance to collapse, with EU as a candidate for eventually replacing NATO’s ultimate function – defending Europe from Russia.</li> <li>Trump’s proposed policies of punishment towards NATO will likely force Allies to spend more.</li></ul> <p></p> <div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/wargaming-a-trump-presidency.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of wargaming-a-trump-presidency."></object><a id="wp-block-file--media-73ee3e7f-6ab7-44f4-9c4f-dc4f9e4b0304" href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/wargaming-a-trump-presidency.pdf">wargaming-a-trump-presidency</a><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/wargaming-a-trump-presidency.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button wp-element-button" download aria-describedby="wp-block-file--media-73ee3e7f-6ab7-44f4-9c4f-dc4f9e4b0304">Download</a></div>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/trumpnatoflag.jpg?w=1024" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (April 2024)</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/journal-of-defense-modeling-and-simulation-april-2024/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:56:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[simulation and gaming publications]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37073</guid> <description><![CDATA[The latest issue of the Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation 21, 2 (April 2024) is now available (paywalled). Editorial Methodology Applications Technology]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="630" height="85" data-attachment-id="5550" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/jdms-verification-validation-and-accreditation-in-modelling-and-simulation/jdms-header/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg" data-orig-size="959,130" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="JDMS header" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=630" alt="" class="wp-image-5550" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=630 630w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=768 768w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg 959w" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p>The latest issue of the <em>Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation</em> 21, 2 (April 2024) is <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/dmsa/21/2">now available</a> (paywalled).</p> <p><strong>Editorial</strong></p> <ul><li>A look back at the past 44 years of live virtual and constructive (LVC) simulation and lessons for cyberspace LVC <ul><li>Michael G. Lilienthal</li></ul></li></ul> <p><strong>Methodology</strong></p> <ul><li>Wargaming the use of intermediate force capabilities in the gray zone <ul><li>Kyle D Christensen and Peter Dobias</li></ul></li> <li>Fog, friction, and control in organized conflict: punctuated transitions to instability <ul><li>Rodrick Wallace</li></ul></li> <li>Supporting shipboard helicopter flight testing with simulation and metrics for predicting pilot workload<ul><li>Perry Comeau, Alanna Wall, Eric Thornhill, Sean McTavish, and Richard Lee</li></ul></li> <li>An experimental intervention to investigate user perceptions of computer versus manual board wargame<ul><li>Jeremy Smith, Trevor Ringrose, and Stephen Barker</li></ul></li></ul> <p><strong>Applications</strong></p> <ul><li>Detection and defense of cyberattacks on the machine learning control of robotic systems <ul><li>George W Clark, Jr, Todd R Andel, J Todd McDonald, Tom Johnsten, and Tom Thomas</li></ul></li> <li>Verification, validation, and accreditation for models and simulations in the Australian defence context: a review <ul><li>Kerryn R Owen and Ripon K Chakrabortty</li></ul></li> <li>Simulation analysis of applicant scheduling and processing alternatives at a military entrance processing station <ul><li>Phillip M LaCasse, Lance E Champagne, and Jonathan M Escamilla</li></ul></li></ul> <p><strong>Technology</strong></p> <ul><li>Simulation of the attack helicopter Mil Mi-24 conducting anti-surface air operations in support of a battalion task group <ul><li>Zbyšek Korecki, Tomas Hoika, Jiří Ulvr, Miroslav Janošek, and Matuš Grega</li></ul></li></ul>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/jdms-header.jpg?w=630" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>We Are Coming, Nineveh nominated for Charles S. Roberts Awards</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/we-are-coming-nineveh-nominated-for-charles-s-roberts-awards/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[simulation and gaming news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[We Are Coming Nineveh]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37057</guid> <description><![CDATA[We Are Coming, Nineveh! (Nuts! Publishing)has been nominated for a Charles S. Roberts Award for Excellence in Conflict Simulation, in several categories: Best Modern Game, Best Tactical Game, and Game of the Year. In addition—and I’m especially excited about this—Harrison Brewer and Juliette Le Ménahèze have been nominated for a Chad Jensen Memorial Breakthrough Designer […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" data-attachment-id="37063" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/we-are-coming-nineveh-nominated-for-charles-s-roberts-awards/pic6565853_1024x-jpg/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp" data-orig-size="1024,1024" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pic6565853_1024x.jpg" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37063" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p><a href="https://www.nutspublishing.com/eshop/nineveh-en">We Are Coming, Nineveh!</a> (Nuts! Publishing)has been <a href="https://charlessrobertsawards.com/csr-2023-nominees-announced/">nominated for a Charles S. Roberts Award for Excellence in Conflict Simulation</a>, in several categories: Best Modern Game, Best Tactical Game, and Game of the Year. In addition—and I’m especially excited about this—Harrison Brewer and Juliette Le Ménahèze have been nominated for a Chad Jensen Memorial Breakthrough Designer Award.</p> <p>Nineveh was first designed by Julliette and Harrison for my conflict simulation course. Neither had designed a wargame before. I don’t think Juliette had ever played one before either, but she was writing her Honours thesis on Iraqi security force operations against Daesh. Harrison had played some wargames and was interested in urban warfare. While Brian Train and I later came on board later to help them develop a solo module and refine the project for eventual publishing, the game design is very much theirs: the movement and combat systems, the capability and event card system, and the victory metrics.</p> <p>The winner of each Charles Adams Award is decided by public ballot, which is now open at <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrtrain.wordpress.com%2F%3Faction%3Duser_content_redirect%26uuid%3D669cf295395d0992162d9e105529b822e1a03d7c73d7f9cf4c1bfca478c89fd3%26blog_id%3D26331871%26post_id%3D7787%26user_id%3D6540735%26subs_id%3D1170146%26signature%3D9b8adc07fae924316b2c5ec911e4020d%26email_name%3Dnew-post%26user_email%3Drex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%26encoded_url%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9mb3Jtcy5nbGUvU0NQald2RHA3YWJuYzlUeTU&data=05%7C02%7Crex.brynen%40mcgill.ca%7Cf4f443f5974e4724269a08dc58ba3e90%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638482804151436366%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZZHkwlAXKSIp9r2%2FldFWa4aQYM8Kqf8DAXkJOZluvS0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://forms.gle/SCPjWvDp7abnc9Ty5</a>. Voting closes at midnight (ET) on May 13. There are lots of great games to vote for in many categories.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" data-attachment-id="37064" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/we-are-coming-nineveh-nominated-for-charles-s-roberts-awards/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540-2/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp" data-orig-size="1456,820" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37064" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=768 768w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/pic6565853_1024x.jpg.webp?w=1024" medium="image" /> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/8e5cd6fe-572f-4014-b5e7-aecd3cd101e4_2736x1540.webp?w=1024" medium="image" /> </item> <item> <title>Assises Françaises d’Étude du Wargaming (29-30 April)</title> <link>https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/08/assises-francaises-detude-du-wargaming-29-30-april/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rex Brynen]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:06:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Assises Françaises d’Étude du Wargaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Institut d’études de stratégie et de défense]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://paxsims.wordpress.com/?p=37051</guid> <description><![CDATA[Institut d’études de stratégie et de défense (IESD) will be holding the first ever Assises Françaises d’Étude du Wargaming (AFEW) on 29-30 April 2024, at the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3. Le regain d’intérêt pour l’objet et sa méthode est majeur en France : l’objectif de cette rencontre est de lancer une dynamique de réflexion collective sur […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p id="tw-target-text"><br></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" data-attachment-id="37054" data-permalink="https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/04/08/assises-francaises-detude-du-wargaming-29-30-april/diffusion-site-afew/" data-orig-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png" data-orig-size="2000,2000" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="diffusion-site-afew" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=630" src="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-37054" srcset="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=1024 1024w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=150 150w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=300 300w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=768 768w, https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <p id="tw-target-text">Institut d’études de stratégie et de défense (IESD) will be holding the first ever Assises Françaises d’Étude du Wargaming (AFEW) on 29-30 April 2024, at the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>Le regain d’intérêt pour l’objet et sa méthode est majeur en France : l’objectif de cette rencontre est de lancer une dynamique de réflexion collective sur le wargaming, afin de poser les bases collaboratives d’un réseau d’échanges, et favoriser la connaissance des travaux de chacun des acteurs de cette sphère de réflexion, de connaissance et d’action.L’événement est construit sur la base d’une structure double :</p> <p>Avec des sessions de conférences permettant d’aborder tour à tour l’objet du wargaming, via sa méthodologie, ses processus de création, ses acteurs structurants (quel lien entre concepteurs et end-users, militaires et civils ?) ainsi que ses usages diversifiés, en mettant l’ensemble de ces enjeux en perspective de manière historique et critique.</p> <p>Les fin d’après-midis seront pour leurs parts consacrées à la pratique, au travers de la présentation de wargames professionnels par leurs créateurs, l’occasion d’échanger sur les objectifs, processus de création et cadres d’emploi.</p></blockquote> <p>Full details and a registration link can be found <a href="https://iesd.univ-lyon3.fr/evenement/assises-francaises-detude-du-wargaming-2/">here</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <media:content url="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/614d36d87a09c801ab41fa0428397396be2f7e912c748405ff32ea9abc3d818f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image"> <media:title type="html">Rex Brynen</media:title> </media:content> <media:content url="https://paxsims.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/diffusion-site-afew.png?w=1024" medium="image" /> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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