This article summarizes recent military simulation and gaming applications, trends that are affecting their use, their characterization and criteria of evaluation, and trends impacting their development (technologies, standards, and requirements). It also describes current organizations and implementations within the military services, universities, and commercial enterprises; and concludes with a discussion of issues in combat simulation.
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