Development of multiplayer games through group modelling

Group model building can be used as a tool to increase the efficiency of game development. In a development project done for an Air War College, group model building was used as a core method to create a multiplayer, decision training game. The method made it possible, within two working days, to progress from the first meeting between domain experts and modeller to a tested, multiplayer game. The development work was perceived as involving college instructors in a positive and useful process of knowledge elicitation and sharing. The final product was evaluated by both instructors and students as a suitable tool for decision-making training at strategic level. At the same time the development required very limited use of resources