Navy Warfare Development Command UNCLASSIFIED
Massive Multiplayer Online War Game Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI)
Tackling the CNO’s EM / Cyber Issues UNCLASSIFIED
Agenda UNCLASSIFIED
• What’s This About? Crowd-sourcing Ideas Electromagnetic • What is EM2? Maneuver Warfare Your Ideas Matter • Why Play? • What’s MMOWLGI? The Game Tool Instructions to Follow • How Do I Play? • When Does It Start? February 4, 2013 • Can I Share This? Absolutely UNCLASSIFIED
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The EM2 MMOWGLI: What it’s About UNCLASSIFIED
• Review and Explore EM Maneuver Warfare – EM Energy as core competency – EM Maneuver Warfare implications for the Navy
• Leverage Insights from the Crowd through: – Game A: Know the Environment - Understanding EM Energy – Game B: Be Agile - C2 in the EM Environment – Game C: Change our Paradigm - Tactical Employment of EM Weapons UNCLASSIFIED
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Reasons to Play UNCLASSIFIED
• Contribute your ideas to Action Plans informing the Navy’s understanding of EM Maneuver Warfare • Learn from other player’s insights • Engage to advocate for the best thoughts and to challenge those you find lacking • Be part of the solution • Play the game and influence the Navy UNCLASSIFIED
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What MMOWGLI Is UNCLASSIFIED
• Online game that enables large numbers of distributed players to cooperatively brainstorm – Generates insight into complex, difficult, realworld challenges
• Play from anywhere 24/7; runs on any Web browser; supported by info resource portal • Demonstrated crowd-sourcing tool for idea generation and analysis – Energy & Piracy games completed by ONR / NPS UNCLASSIFIED
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How to Play EM2 MMOWGLI • Create a player account
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– Registration instructions coming in early January
• Sign in and share ideas • Play idea cards linked to other’s insights – Root Cards with top-level game issues begin play – Players use 4 types of cards • • • • UNCLASSIFIED
Expand – Build on a idea Counter – Argue against an idea Adapt – Propose a modification Explore – Suggest another perspective 6
Who Can Play • Open to anyone with a .mil email
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– Focused on EW experts and operational staffs with responsibility for EW-related planning and training – Include cross section of other disciplines, span junior operators to senior staff officers
• Interested participants without .mil emails may participate on a case-by-case basis – Email NWDC_NRFK_INNOVATIONS@navy.mil with Subject “EM2 MMOWGLI” UNCLASSIFIED
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Game Schedule Play open 24/7 Monday – Sunday for all phases
• Game A: Know the Environment – Understanding EM Energy
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– 4 Feb 2013 to 10 Feb 2013
• Game B: Be Agile – C2 in the EM Environment – 18 Feb 2013 to 24 Feb 2013
• Game C: Change our Paradigm - Tactical Employment of EM Weapons – 4 Mar 2013 to 10 Mar 2013 UNCLASSIFIED
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