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National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	Serious Games Market is Gaining Momentum The "serious games" industry, after years of trial and error, is beginning to capitalize on the lucrative alliance between education and entertainment.
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National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Mathematical Models: The Latest Weapons Against Urban Insurgencies The Defense Department is asking for models of social agendas and social behaviors to help them win the war.
National Defense December 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Industry Has Yet to Crack Government Market Code The collective perception of the video game industry is that defense and homeland security remain largely untapped markets.
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National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean	Games Are Gaining Ground, But How Far Can They Go? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks toward simulation systems to teach soldiers about the tradeoffs involved in rebuilding Iraq.
National Defense May 2010 Austin Wright	Recruits Expect, But Don't Always Get, Cutting-Edge Training Simulations Many military recruits grew up playing video games, and they expect training simulations to stack up with the latest Xbox or PlayStation products.
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National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	Cooperation key to expanding Coast Guard's reach The Defense Department's Northern Command and the Coast Guard are organizing a maritime domain awareness "community of interest."
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National Defense December 2004 Michael Peck	Computer Games Helping To Train Commanding Officers This year, 600 of the 1,600 majors taking brigade staff training at the college played TACOPSCAV, a PC-based hobbyist war game designed by a former Marine intelligence officer. The civilian version sells for about $25.
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