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The Architecture of Computerized Business Gaming Simulations

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  • Precha Thavikulwat

    (Towson University)

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Advances in the design of computerized business gaming simulations since the earliest works of the late 1950s are reviewed. A taxonomy of computerized gaming simulation is discussed, and the role of purpose in design is considered. Issues with respect to the representation, timing, hosting, and scoring of gaming simulations are covered.

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  • Precha Thavikulwat, 2004. "The Architecture of Computerized Business Gaming Simulations," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 35(2), pages 242-269, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:35:y:2004:i:2:p:242-269
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878104263545
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