Gaming the Game: A Study of the Gamer Mode in Educational Wargaming

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-132

  Frank, Anders ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

educational games; educational objectives; educational wargame; gamer mode; gamer mode attitude; gaming the game; ground warfare tactics; learning objectives; military education; understanding of wargame; undesirable effects; wargaming; winning optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857849101     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878111408796     Document Type: Article

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