Over two weeks, the instructors ran participants through a crash course in the history and mechanics of board game design, and then set them up with materials, fabrication tools, online resources, and the goal of delivering a playable game at the workshop's final Friday showcase.
Read MoreThousands of gamers are working to upend traditional models of training, education, and analysis in government and defense. This grassroots movement has developed across several countries, under a joint venture-Fight Club International-within which civilian and military gamers are experimenting with commercial technologies to demonstrate what they can do for national security challenges.
Read MoreThe U.S. government has been using funding opportunities as one way to foster innovation in game-based approaches, providing money for agencies or organizations to create games that help them solve problems.
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