Wargaming

Basics

• The application of the Social Technology of Strategy Games / Gaming to War, and in particular Strategy, Doctrine, and Decision Making about it
• Not too relevant to OSE, HOWEVER the social technology can be used in a similar way to “stress test” plans/doctrine
• There are however several fundimental limits to the process, and similar to how a “Clean Slidedeck and a White Guy with a British Accent” can sell policies leading to atrocities etc, one needs to be VERY careful poor statistics/weight values etc don’t “rig” a game towards a bad result

Internal Links

• Von Braun Syndrome / The Oppenheimer Issue
• Strategy Testing Interactive Games / Planspiel

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Wargames
• A Video by the YouTube Channel “People Make Games” Titled “The Games Behind Your Government’s Next War” ( ‘’’~1 Hour, 12 Minute Watch’’’ )
  • It goes over the History, Applications, Ethical Concerns, and Actual Utility of Wargames (as well as non-war applications)