War gaming with new technologies - Scott Roach

In this episode, Dr Eve Massingham talks with Major Scott Roach of the Canadian Armed Forces about wargaming. They discuss the concept of wargaming and the Canadian Armed Forces’ mission for the Joint Wargaming Experimentation and Simulation section of their Warfare Centre.  Combat simulations have grown in complexity over the past twenty years and how software now allows dozens of soldiers and even pilots to be linked together in a virtual world. Major Roach shares some examples of how technology has enabled wargaming to continue in recent times even with the challenges of COVID-19.

Major Roach has been responsible for establishing the wargaming section of the Canadian Joint Warfare Centre (CJWC) since 2018…

Further reading:

• Visualising War on wargaming | PAXsims (wordpress.com)