Use of Virtual Worlds in the Military Services as Part of a Blended Learning Strategy

Throughout history, strategy games such as chess and various forms of simulations have aided in military planning and to study potential outcomes of conªict (Lewin, 2012). Early on, complex elements were distilled down to representative pawns. As time and technology continued to evolve, simulations and the worlds they depict have become much richer, giving leader’s perspective they might have otherwise overlooked.