Urban Wargamer
@urbanwargamer.bsky.social
Currently studying for a PhD in #Urban #Wargaming looking at Urban Conflict and #UrbanWarfare. PhD Wiki at http://taunoyen.com/wiki/doku.php?id=phd. Also on Blue Sky as @davidburden
Wargame Development's Autumn Virtual Gathering on-line conference is Sat 25th October. Details in the flyer. I'll be presenting ... twice!
October 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Wargame Development's Autumn Virtual Gathering on-line conference is Sat 25th October. Details in the flyer. I'll be presenting ... twice!
Following on from The Military Metaverse, Andy Fawkes and I have just had a paper published in Springer Nature's AI & Society on Digital Human Twins and the Military Metaverse: Opportunities and Challenges. Behind the Springer paywall but a preview is available. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Following on from The Military Metaverse, Andy Fawkes and I have just had a paper published in Springer Nature's AI & Society on Digital Human Twins and the Military Metaverse: Opportunities and Challenges. Behind the Springer paywall but a preview is available. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
My GUWS presentation on Wargaming and the Just War is now up on YouTube - youtu.be/ajnFnh1Pn-E #wargaming #justwar
August 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My GUWS presentation on Wargaming and the Just War is now up on YouTube - youtu.be/ajnFnh1Pn-E #wargaming #justwar
Just War Theory and Artificial Intelligence has just been published by Routledge and includes my chapter on Wargaming and Just War Theory www.routledge.com/Just-War-The... - which will form the basis of my GUWS presentation next week - www.eventbrite.com/e/wargaming-... #wargaming #justwar
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Just War Theory and Artificial Intelligence has just been published by Routledge and includes my chapter on Wargaming and Just War Theory www.routledge.com/Just-War-The... - which will form the basis of my GUWS presentation next week - www.eventbrite.com/e/wargaming-... #wargaming #justwar
Quick follow-up to yesterday's post on synthetic media wraps - this one looking at the broader application of conversational AI to #wargaming open.substack.com/pub/urbanwar...
July 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Quick follow-up to yesterday's post on synthetic media wraps - this one looking at the broader application of conversational AI to #wargaming open.substack.com/pub/urbanwar...
Using ChatGPT to do in a few minutes what took a whole project to do a few years ago! Generating a turn by turn synthetic media wrap for your manual wargame using ChatGPT or similar. open.substack.com/pub/urbanwar... #wargaming #chatgpt
July 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Using ChatGPT to do in a few minutes what took a whole project to do a few years ago! Generating a turn by turn synthetic media wrap for your manual wargame using ChatGPT or similar. open.substack.com/pub/urbanwar... #wargaming #chatgpt
Great time on Monday talking AI chatbots at the launch event at The Ned in London for Sensay's latest Hackathon. More details of the Hackathon at dorahacks.io/hackathon/se... #ai #chatbots
July 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Great time on Monday talking AI chatbots at the launch event at The Ned in London for Sensay's latest Hackathon. More details of the Hackathon at dorahacks.io/hackathon/se... #ai #chatbots
My GUWS talk on Wargaming and the Just War is coming up soon, 19 Aug 5pm BST. Sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/wargaming-... #wargaming
Wargaming and the Just War
David Burden will discuss the intersection and applicability of Just War Theory and wargaming.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My GUWS talk on Wargaming and the Just War is coming up soon, 19 Aug 5pm BST. Sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/wargaming-... #wargaming
On the other hand City&CEMA, whilst improving, still has a long way to go. Debating 3 possible future options - further refine, restart from scratch or build my Company game and see if that gives me new inspiration to build back up to Bn/Bde. #wargaming
July 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
On the other hand City&CEMA, whilst improving, still has a long way to go. Debating 3 possible future options - further refine, restart from scratch or build my Company game and see if that gives me new inspiration to build back up to Bn/Bde. #wargaming
Good reception for OPUC/Tooru's Fire at COW over the weekend. Lots of useful comments to refine it further. Aiming to have PnP/TTS version out by end Aug. #wargaming
July 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Good reception for OPUC/Tooru's Fire at COW over the weekend. Lots of useful comments to refine it further. Aiming to have PnP/TTS version out by end Aug. #wargaming
It must be Kickstarter fulfilment day today - 2 new RPGs arrived in the post - Sentience (you play abandoned sentient bots) and Space:1999!
June 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It must be Kickstarter fulfilment day today - 2 new RPGs arrived in the post - Sentience (you play abandoned sentient bots) and Space:1999!
I've just launched an AI Chatbot based on my knowledge of, and research into urban wargaming. Have a chat with it & see if knows more than I know (or can remember). Also acts as a rules guide for my games. Please let me know of any major fails! #wargaming taunoyen.com/virtualurban...
June 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I've just launched an AI Chatbot based on my knowledge of, and research into urban wargaming. Have a chat with it & see if knows more than I know (or can remember). Also acts as a rules guide for my games. Please let me know of any major fails! #wargaming taunoyen.com/virtualurban...
The Public Beta of my beer-and-pretzels card game of urban combat is now out on print'n'play, Tabletop Simulator & playable Powerpoint. Any feedback, especially on rule and instruction clarity greatly appreciated. Video intro and how to play also available. taunoyen.com/games/rubble... #wargaming
June 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Public Beta of my beer-and-pretzels card game of urban combat is now out on print'n'play, Tabletop Simulator & playable Powerpoint. Any feedback, especially on rule and instruction clarity greatly appreciated. Video intro and how to play also available. taunoyen.com/games/rubble... #wargaming
TTS version of Rubble Town coming along nicely. Mastered custom card decks and think will give players options of tiles, standees or 3D models (probably WW2 unfortunately) for their pieces #wargaming
June 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
TTS version of Rubble Town coming along nicely. Mastered custom card decks and think will give players options of tiles, standees or 3D models (probably WW2 unfortunately) for their pieces #wargaming
UK Defence review promises to make the British Army “10 times more lethal", for no significant increase in manpower. Time to update the counter mix......
June 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
UK Defence review promises to make the British Army “10 times more lethal", for no significant increase in manpower. Time to update the counter mix......
Good number of people trying out my MR demo this pm at Kings Wargaming Week, most took to it pretty naturally. In response to a comment on a neighbouring naval wargame I quickly put a prototype ASW space together in ShapesXR - so depth is just a natural part of the experience. #wargaming #metaverse
May 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good number of people trying out my MR demo this pm at Kings Wargaming Week, most took to it pretty naturally. In response to a comment on a neighbouring naval wargame I quickly put a prototype ASW space together in ShapesXR - so depth is just a natural part of the experience. #wargaming #metaverse
Just upgraded the buildings for UrbanMR demo - the nice thing is they are scans of the PDF buildings I use in 6mm
May 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just upgraded the buildings for UrbanMR demo - the nice thing is they are scans of the PDF buildings I use in 6mm
Think I've got my Mixed Reality wargaming demo sorted ready for the session on Wednesday at King's Wargaming Week. Drop by in Room BH(SE)2.07 1330-1700 if you want to give it a try!
May 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Think I've got my Mixed Reality wargaming demo sorted ready for the session on Wednesday at King's Wargaming Week. Drop by in Room BH(SE)2.07 1330-1700 if you want to give it a try!
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BBC Local News picked up on the Wolverhampton project - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #metaverse #virtualreality #education
Wolverhampton University literature students experiment with VR
The experiment sees students moving beyond essays to create their own virtual reality spaces.
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May 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
BBC Local News picked up on the Wolverhampton project - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #metaverse #virtualreality #education
Wargames Atlantic about to start doing figures for 2300AD. Nice, but wonder if Traveller will be next? wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/a...
A Dream Collaboration: 2300AD Miniatures by Wargames Atlantic and Mongoose
The stars have aligned for hard sci-fi fans and tabletop gamers alike! We’re thrilled to officially announce a ground-breaking partnership between Wargames Atlantic and Mongoose Publishing to bring th...
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May 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Wargames Atlantic about to start doing figures for 2300AD. Nice, but wonder if Traveller will be next? wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/a...
Cracking on with the playtesting for Tooru’s Fire, think it’s beginning to come together nicely. Certainly a lot of people fleeing the fighting!
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Cracking on with the playtesting for Tooru’s Fire, think it’s beginning to come together nicely. Certainly a lot of people fleeing the fighting!
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Nice bit of PR on a project I'm currently helping deliver at Wolverhampton University, some great builds by the students, who took to the VR authoring/building app with only a few hours training from me. www.wlv.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #virtualreality #metaverse
University pioneers immersive learning with virtual reality for English Literature
The study of English Literature at the University of Wolverhampton is gaining an exciting new dimension. Professor Sebastian Groes is trialling cutting-edge Virtual Reality (VR) technology with Unive...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nice bit of PR on a project I'm currently helping deliver at Wolverhampton University, some great builds by the students, who took to the VR authoring/building app with only a few hours training from me. www.wlv.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #virtualreality #metaverse
The book cover for Just War Theory and Artificial Intelligence has just been unveiled. The book, publishing 4Q25 I expect, has my chapter on Wargaming and the Just War, which I'll be previewing in the GUWS wargaming lecture series on 19th August - sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/wargaming-...
May 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The book cover for Just War Theory and Artificial Intelligence has just been unveiled. The book, publishing 4Q25 I expect, has my chapter on Wargaming and the Just War, which I'll be previewing in the GUWS wargaming lecture series on 19th August - sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/wargaming-...
Hard copies have arrived! More info at metaverseseries.blogspot.com/p/the-milita... #metaverse
May 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hard copies have arrived! More info at metaverseseries.blogspot.com/p/the-milita... #metaverse
Our Military Metaverse microworld is now open, just use your browser to go to framevr.io/militarymeta.... Just walk around the world and learn more about the book. It pings me when people enter so don't be surprised if I drop by to say hi (although feel free to ignore me!) #metaverse
May 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Our Military Metaverse microworld is now open, just use your browser to go to framevr.io/militarymeta.... Just walk around the world and learn more about the book. It pings me when people enter so don't be surprised if I drop by to say hi (although feel free to ignore me!) #metaverse