THE TRANSFORMATION FROM PHYSICAL WARGAMES TO GRAND STRATEGY VIDEO GAMES, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEEP AND EFFICIENT HISTORICAL WARGAMING EXPERIENCES

This article explores the evolution of wargames from historical tactical and abstract encounters to multivariable and complex historical representations often reflected in the video game genre of Grand Strategy. The article argues that, because of the increasing complexity of historical wargames, th...

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Published in:	Digital Culture & Education
Main Author:	Rhett Loban
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Digital Culture & Education (DCE) 2021-09-01
Subjects:	: grand strategy history political-military wargames black boxing digital wargames physical wargames game-based learning tabletop wargames
Online Access:	https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-13-papers/loban-2021

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