Models of Models: The Symbiotic Relationship between Models and Wargames

Mittal, Vikram; Demarest, Jeffrey B.; Gilliam, Kennon S.; Page, Robert L.

Models of Models: The Symbiotic Relationship between Models and Wargames

Date

2017

Authors

Publisher

SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications

Abstract

Military planning uses wargames to model the processes and decisions of an operation. As these operations become increasingly complex, the wargames similarly become more complex. Complex wargames are difficult to design and execute. As such, computer-based modeling and simulation can aid the wargame development, ensuring smooth execution. In particular, computer-based modeling and simulation can develop and validate the processes, determine initial conditions, evaluate the rules, and aid in validation. In turn, the wargame can provide useful data that can be fed into detailed models that can provide quantitative analysis to decision-makers.

Keywords

Wargames, Discrete Event Simulation, Decision Making

Citation

Mittal, Vikram, Jeffrey Demarest, Ken S. Gilliam and Robert L. Page. “Models of Models: The Symbiotic Relationship between Models and Wargames.” International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (2017).