Abstract
This chapter explores the contribution which wargames can make to academic studies of conflict, the respective advantages of manual and computer wargames, the challenges of teaching wargame design skills, the practical obstacles and trade-offs facing academic use of wargaming, and the stigma and scepticism which can often be harder to overcome.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Zones of Control |
| Subtitle of host publication | Perspectives on Wargaming |
| Editors | Pat Harrigan, Matthew Kirschenbaum |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge MA |
| Publisher | The MIT Press |
| Pages | 421-438 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780262334938 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780262033992 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2016 |