Activity-Driven Time in Computerized Gaming Simulations

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A paradigm for developing computerized business gaming simulations is discussed. Simulation is defined as a replicable representation of a process. Phenotypical representation, or modeling, is distinguished from genotypical representation, or gaming. Definitions of a configurable game, strategy, tactic, and entrepreneurship as they relate to specific games are presented. Gaming simulations should be evaluated on how well they support the genotypical representation of the processes that define the subject of interest. Computerized business gaming simulations may be more appropriate for the assessment of business education than for the enhancement of that education.

“…I have found that this requirement mandates use of the file-sharing capabilities of a local area network, and of unusual timing mechanisms (Thavikulwat, 1996).…”

Section: Genotypical and Phenotypical Representationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing Computerized Business Gaming Simulations

Thavikulwat

1999

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“…For a computerized gaming simulation, however, time is an architectural element that can be structured in different ways. Thavikulwat (1996) set forth a framework for treating time that has the following three dimensions: scaling, synchronization, and drive. The three dimensions are illustrated in Figure 6 and defined as follows:…”

Section: Timing Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Architecture of Computerized Business Gaming Simulations

Thavikulwat

2004

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“…Time differences between participants can, however, be used as a resource, with teams working in shifts, passing on work-in-progress across the world to "follow the sun." In another sense, however, simulation/games can defeat the time barrier by compressing simulated time, simulating travel through time (e.g., SCOTLAND 100 YEARS AGO [Crookall, Martin, Saunders, & Coote, 1986]), or using real time as a learning feature (Loveluck, 1990;Thavikulwat, 1996).…”

Section: Communication and Interaction Across Time And Distancementioning

confidence: 99%

Adding value to simulation/games through Internet mediation: The medium and the message

Martin

2003

This theoretical article identifies and classifies the added value of Internet mediation to simulation/games to inform their design, evaluation, and research. The fundamental capabilities of the Internet are to support communication and access to multimedia information resources readily and economically across the global computer network. The article proposes a framework that maps out how these capabilities can contribute to development, operation, or strategic learning outcomes of simulation/games. It discusses the validity, application, and implications of the framework. It concludes that Internet mediation lends itself particularly well to support computer-assisted simulation/games that use international collaboration of participants and information resources to develop skills and awareness in areas such as negotiation, decision making, and policy formulation in an intercultural context.