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CFP: Temporality in Simulation Gaming | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. CFP: Temporality in Simulation Gaming. Posted by Rex Brynen. Timo Lainema (University of Turku) has issued a call for papers for a symposium issue of Simulation and Gaming. On “ Temporality in Simulation Gaming. With this symposium (special issue) of. Possible topics of interest (not necessarily limited to these):. Review of existing literature. On simulation gaming time processing and presentation methods, with the most recent developments;. Time in t...
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Review Policy | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. If you are a publisher or game-designer and have a computer game, boardgame, or simulation that you would like to see reviewed on the blog, feel free to send us a copy for review just email us first. For address information. We’ll review on PAXsims anything that we think has educational potential regarding modern peace and conflict issues. If the subject doesn’t quite fit here, at the very least we’ll post a detailed review on. By way of a thank you.
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AFTERSHOCK | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. You can now purchase AFTERSHOCK from The Game Crafter. To visit their shop, click the “shop now” button on the right. If The Game Crafter shop shows an “Add to Wish List” button, this indicates that some game components are currently out of stock. You can purchase a version with substitute components here. Game play is not affected.). For information on forthcoming AFTERSHOCK demonstrations, click here. And other UN humanitarian agencies. Carana has su...
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Connections 2015: Day 2 AAR | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. Connections 2015: Day 2 AAR. Posted by Rex Brynen. Major General Frederick Padilla welcomes Connections to NDU. The second day of the Connections interdisciplinary wargaming conference. And the first day of the main programme opened with a welcome. By Major General Frederick Padilla, President of National Defense University. That was followed by an important keynote address. In doing all this, Mears as in Work’s earlier memo envisioned three majo...
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Connections 2015: Day 3 AAR | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. Connections 2015: Day 3 AAR. Posted by Rex Brynen. Appropriately enough, Day 3 of the Connections interdisciplinary wargaming conference started off with an excellent keynote address. First, the epistemology of the game design;. Next that of game itself;. And, finally, the game’s influence. Goal 1: provide good games. Goal 2: remember who’s your Daddy (don’t be a marginalized loose cannon). Goal 3: advance the state of the art. I cochaired the first of...
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Reviews | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. A Force More Powerful. Fate of the World. Inside the Haiti Earthquake. Masters of the World. This War of Mine. 1989: Dawn of Freedom. AFTERSHOCK: A Humanitarian Crisis Game. Fire in the Lake. Freedom: The Underground Railway. Slavery and the “Underground Railway”). Hearts and Minds (Vietnam, 1965-75). Ici, c’est la France! Oil War Iran Strikes. Liberia, Descent into Hell. Liberia, civil war). Horn of Africa, Piracy). US-led coalition attacks Iran).
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Gaming the Syrian Civil War, Part 4 | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. Gaming the Syrian Civil War, Part 4. Posted by Rex Brynen. Alex Langer is a McGill University political science undergraduate student who designing a wargame of the current Syrian civil war as a course project. He’ll be posting his ideas on PAXsims from time to time as a sort of developer diary. You can access all of the parts of the series here. What a ride it’s been! Road to Damascus,. We held another playtest last Friday, which went well. The ru...
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Connections 2015: Day 1 AAR | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. Connections 2015: Day 1 AAR. Posted by Rex Brynen. The Connections interdisciplinary wargaming conference began today at National Defense University with a series of sessions introducing wargame methodology. While these were primarily aimed at those who might be relatively new to the craft, their content also proved to be of interest to veteran wargamers too. Immediately after this, Philip Pournelle (USN) introduced key wargame terminology and concepts.
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Wargaming and innovation | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. Posted by Rex Brynen. Subsequently this past February, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work issued more detailed instructions on “wargaming and innovation” ( pdf version. The 2015 Connections interdsciplinary wargaming conference. Simulation and gaming news. Larr; Peace comes to Brynania (maybe, this time). AFTERSHOCKing the Canadian Disaster and Humanitarian Response Training Program →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. You ar...
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PAXsims is looking for volunteers/interns | PAXsims
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Conflict simulation, peacebuilding, and development. PAXsims is looking for volunteers/interns. Posted by Rex Brynen. Specifically, we are looking for three volunteers/interns:. The graphics design intern will assist PAXsims graphics for the website, customization of AFTERSHOCK: A Humanitarian Crisis Game. The translation intern will work with PAXsims and CECOPAC ( Centro Conjunto para Operaciones de Paz de Chile. On the development of a Spanish-language version of AFTERSHOCK: A Humanitarian Crisis Game.