Tactical Games Research Articles

Tactical and negotiations game for analysis of decision integration across decision areas.

An experimental simulation is described as a method for measurement of integration and response patterning in group decision making and strategic perception The method employs a simulated game including tactical, negotiation, economic, intelligence, and other potential components. Similarities to a previously described game as well as the advantages over that game are discussed.

Information search as a function of conceptual and environmental complexity

Individuals operating at complex and at simple levels of conceptual structure played a tactical game for three ½-hr. periods. There was a negative relationship between information input and subsequent information search. Conceptually simple Ss, while generally requesting more information, wanted feedback about ongoing events; complex Ss requested information about new aspects of the game.

A tactical game for the analysis of complex decision making in individuals and groups.

An experimental simulation is described as a prototype for research concerned with the analysis of human information processing characteristics in complex environments. The method employs a simulated war game environment which lends itself to the analysis of performance and perceptual characteristics of individuals and social groups. Suggestions for procedures, space requirements and measurement techniques are included.

Games of Strategy: Theory and Applications.

Abstract : Games of Strategy: Theory and Applications, originally published by Prentice Hall in 1961, was written by Melvin Dresher, a RAND research mathematician, during the heyday of Game Theory at RAND. This book introduced readers to the basic concepts of game theory and its applications for military, economic, and political problems, as well as its usefulness in decision making in business, operations research, and behavioral science. More than 40 years after its first publication as a RAND research study, and to celebrate RAND's 60th Anniversary, RAND brings this classic work back into print in paperback and digital formats. The author presents in an elementary and formal manner the mathematical theory of games of strategy and some of its applications. Although many of the applications are discussed in military terms, they can easily he formulated in economic or social science terms. An attempt has been made to develop the subject matter in such a way as to make the volume adaptable as a text on the theory of games in colleges and universities. The book starts in Chapter 1 with an exposition of games of strategy, with examples taken from parlor games as well as from military games. The next two chapters treat the basic topics in the theory of finite games (i.e., the existence of optimal strategies and their properties). Chapters 4 and 5 deal with the representation of games and the computation of optimal strategies. Since many games involve an infinite number of strategies, Chapters 6, 7, and 8 deal with such games by developing the necessary mathematics (e.g., probability distribution functions and Stieltjes integrals) for handling infinite games. The results on infinite games are applied in Chapters 9 and 10 to two general classes of games -- timing games and tactical games. Finally, the last chapter provides an application of moment space theory to the solution of infinite games.

New Naval Tactical Game

New Naval Tactical Game

Appendix: Home District Tactical and War Game Society

Appendix: Home District Tactical and War Game Society

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Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games are very competitive and victory relies on effective teamwork. Toxic behavior is a common concern, as it corrodes team effort and harms game ambiance. Related work has focused on the automatic detection of toxic behavior, mostly based on features from the communication channels used by players. In this paper, we investigate the conversational patterns used by players of a popular MOBA game, League of Legends, and their effects on performance and contamination. We identify the main conversation topics exchanged by players using in-game chats; characterize the behavior of each type of player according to these topics; and develop an in-depth analysis of how they affect game performance and toxic contamination. Our findings show that some topics are directly related to toxic behavior. The allies of a toxic player are in general more affected by toxic behavior than the opponents, and in some cases, they act together as a source of toxic behavior. Opponents are more affected when the toxic behavior is directly targeted at them (e.g. racist slurs). Players with no significant contact with toxic players tend to be more positive, concentrating on game tactics and socialization.