Dstl wargames the power of influence

SPS influence game played by attendees

Stone Paper Scissors is currently supporting Dstl in a project exploring the importance of influence in the current political and military climate and how to include influence within wargames. A key milestone of the project was Dstl's inaugural Influence Wargaming Conference, where attendees tested their influencing and decision-making skills against a series of real-life international scenarios.

The event provided an opportunity for civil servants and military officers to experience wargames based on influencing behaviours using physical and non-physical force, share specialist knowledge and identify potential user requirements for further investigation.

Held on Monday 19 July at QinetiQ’s Training Innovation Facility, and attended by UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and government representatives seeking to integrate influence activities into their areas of work, the event was organised by a multi-disciplinary team comprising members from across academia, industry and defence.

The conference showcased wargames developed as part of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s Representation of Behavioural Effects (RBE) project. The RBE project conducts science and technology (S&T) activities to improve the representation, integration and synchronisation of non-kinetic / behavioural effects in decision-support tools such as wargaming, modelling and simulation.

To read the full article click here