NDIA 2005 Game Mechanics

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NDIA 2005Game Mechanics
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Space Layout
209 Wk Gp D
Food
Registration
Food
210 Wk Gp C
214 Wk Gp B
215 Plenary Session and Wk Gp A
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Game Mechanics

• Four Working Groups A, B, C, D
• Group A in Room 215
• Group B in Room 214
• Group C in Room 210
• Group D in Room 209
• Each Working Group will evaluate the Distributed
  Operations Concept and the two D.O. related
  wargames.
• There will be Four Moves
• Move 0
• Info briefs in Plenary
• Move 1
• Review and comment on the Concept and the games
• Move 2
• Record your list of 3 to 5 critical capability
  sets required to execute the DO Concept
• Prepare Outbrief
• Move 3
• Outbriefs in Plenary (20 Mins per Group)

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Game Mechanics

• Format
• Review Concept and Game Results
• Agreements, Disagreements and Why
• List 3-5 Critical Capabilities
• Describe each Capability
• Description
• Actions required
• Standards
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Key Issues, other Capabilities Discussed.

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Review

• Agreements and Why
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• Disagreements and Why
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Group X List of Critical Capabilities

• (List Key capabilities needed to support the
  Concept)
• X
• X
• X

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Title of Each Critical Capability (i.e.
Distributed Fires)

• Description (ability to do something) 
• What actions are required to implement this
  capability
• Standards Proposed Metrics / to what degree 
• Effect of this capability
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Effect on Enemy
• Enemy Effect on Capability

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Key Issues and other Capabilities

• What key issues remain to be considered?
• What additional key capabilities were considered?

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File Organization

• Computer Folders
• File Naming Convention
• Use unique file names
• Start with NDIA 05
• Then Gp X
• Then description i.e. Outbrief, Notes Draft etc
• i.e. NDIA 05 Gp A Outbrief.ppt