Book Reviews : Simulation-Gaming in the Late 1980's David Crookall,Cathy Stein Greenblat,Alan Coote,Jan Klabbers,and David Watson (Eds.) Staff review Publisher: Pergamon Press,Maxwell House,Fairview Park,Elmsford,NY 10523 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1987 Length: 342 pages Price: $49.95 Intended Audience: Social scientists and users of simulations

Abstract

Edited by David Crookall, who guest-edited the spring 1988 SSCORE issue on computer simulation, this book contains the proceedings of the International Simulation and Gaming Association's 17th Intemational Conference, held at the University of Toulon, France, July 1-4, 1987. Of the 46 papers, 44 are in English. Although the theme is noncomputer simulation, computer simulation is a focus in several articles. Among those discussed are the ICONS (INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS SIMULATIONS) political simulation, L1Sing computer-based crossnational communication networks; ECO-LIFE, a simulation to teach ecological principles; and TUTOR, the army's computerized tutorial system. In general, computer coverage is thin. Nonetheless, the work is a rich reference source on simulation at a general level and is well worth the time of any designer of computer simulations.