Wednesday 29 June 2016

Academic References for Matrix games

I was preparing a lecture on the use of wargaming for education for a conference at Bristol University in July 2016, when I started looking for references to the use matrix games (invented by Chris Engle). I stopped after the first 10.


John Curry and Tim Price MBE (2014) Matrix Games for Modern Wargaming Developments in Professional and Educational Wargames Innovations in Wargaming Volume 2

Bryan R. (2016) Exploring matrix games for mass atrocity prevention and response https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/exploring-matrix-games-for-mass-atrocity-prevention-and-response/

Major Mouat T. (2016) Matrix games for language training https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/matrix-games-for-language-training/

Colonel Hall J. and Lt Col Chretien J. (2016) Matrix games at the US Army War College https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/matrix-games-at-the-us-army-war-college/

Taylor B. (2014) Toward serious matrix games https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/toward-serious-matrix-games/

Dixson M., Couillard M., Gongora T., Massel P. (2016) Wargaming to Support Strategic Planning  http://cradpdf.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/PDFS/unc223/p803607_A1b.pdf

Capt Davis C., (2016) Using a matrix game as an intelligence training tool https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2016/03/19/using-a-matrix-game-as-an-intelligence-training-tool/

Nicastro L. and Platz I (2016) “Burning Shadows”: Toward matrix gaming as a tool for joint professional military education https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/burning-shadows-toward-matrix-gaming-as-a-tool-for-joint-professional-military-education/

Major Mouat T. (2015) Cyber Operational Awareness Course matrix game https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2015/07/18/cyber-operational-awareness-course-matrix-game/

Bryan R. (2016) Exploring matrix games for mass atrocity prevention and response https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/exploring-matrix-games-for-mass-atrocity-prevention-and-response/

Bryan R. (2014) ISIL matrix game AAR https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/isil-matrix-game-aar/

Friday 17 June 2016

Charlie Wesencraft running a game in Newcastel

Charlie Wesencraft is running a game about a Viking invasion of Tynmouth at the Low Light Museum.

31st July 11.00- 3.00 museum website http://oldlowlight.co.uk/

North Shields, New Castle Upon Tyne, UK.

He has been hard at working finishing off a diary about his father in law who served in WW1. This book will be published in a few months by the History of Wargaming Project.