Comments on: Live-blog post from Cleveland Debate: Make them play war games http://themoderatevoice.com/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 07:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jillmz http://themoderatevoice.com/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/comment-page-1/#comment-134312 Jillmz Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:39:12 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/#comment-134312 i like that system upgrade concept - but I still like the idea of simulating with outcomes. Did you ever see the Save Darfur game that won a serious contest related to applied gaming? i like that system upgrade concept – but I still like the idea of simulating with outcomes. Did you ever see the Save Darfur game that won a serious contest related to applied gaming?

]]> By: PaulSilver http://themoderatevoice.com/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/comment-page-1/#comment-134308 PaulSilver Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:10:05 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/#comment-134308 We voters ARE the simulation. The variables are so complicated that it takes the collective wisdom of millions of us to calculate the optimal course.<br><br>This is the heart of why so many of us are passionate about making the process work better through: transparency, freedom of speech and media, Campaign and Election reform. Each reform is like a system upgrade to improve the precision of the results. We voters ARE the simulation. The variables are so complicated that it takes the collective wisdom of millions of us to calculate the optimal course.

This is the heart of why so many of us are passionate about making the process work better through: transparency, freedom of speech and media, Campaign and Election reform. Each reform is like a system upgrade to improve the precision of the results.

]]> By: Jillmz http://themoderatevoice.com/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/comment-page-1/#comment-134306 Jillmz Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:25:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/#comment-134306 Thanks, Pacatrue for the comment. The other issue is that, although it would make a great Phd thesis project, would it affect how we vote? That's the bottom line. Of course, since Drew Westen is pretty much right re: how much emotion figures into our voting habits, we can assume that such a simulation might have no impact at all. But I do think someone or group could meet this challenge. Yes, they can. :) Thanks, Pacatrue for the comment. The other issue is that, although it would make a great Phd thesis project, would it affect how we vote? That's the bottom line. Of course, since Drew Westen is pretty much right re: how much emotion figures into our voting habits, we can assume that such a simulation might have no impact at all. But I do think someone or group could meet this challenge. Yes, they can. :)

]]> By: pacatrue http://themoderatevoice.com/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/comment-page-1/#comment-134305 pacatrue Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:44:36 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/18043/live-blog-post-from-cleveland-debate-make-them-play-war-games/#comment-134305 I wish we could do what you suggest. Unfortunately, a true big picture question such as, what would happen in Iraq or what would happen to health care are all just far far (did I say far yet?) too complicated a system to model with any statistical accuracy. Just modeling climate change is enormously complex and even that isn't as bad as an economy or society. You probably could get a set of very limited simulations done, that would only be one component of the big picture. It wouldn't solve the true problem, but they might help you understand the levers a little better. I wish we could do what you suggest. Unfortunately, a true big picture question such as, what would happen in Iraq or what would happen to health care are all just far far (did I say far yet?) too complicated a system to model with any statistical accuracy. Just modeling climate change is enormously complex and even that isn't as bad as an economy or society. You probably could get a set of very limited simulations done, that would only be one component of the big picture. It wouldn't solve the true problem, but they might help you understand the levers a little better.

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