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Simulation video games are a diverse super-category of video games, generally designed to closely simulate real world activities.[1] A simulation game attempts to copy various activities from real life in the form of a game for various purposes such as training, analysis, prediction, or entertainment. Usually there are no strictly defined goals in the game, and the player is allowed to control a character or environment freely.[2] Well-known examples are war games, business games, and role play simulation. From three basic types of strategic, planning, and learning exercises: games, simulations, and case studies, a number of hybrids may be considered, including simulation games that are used as case studies.[3] Comparisons of the merits of simulation games versus other teaching techniques have been carried out by many researchers and a number of comprehensive reviews have been published.[4]
^"The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z: Simulation (Sim)". Next Generation. No. 15. Imagine Media. March 1996. p. 41.
^"Simulations: A Handbook for Teachers and Trainers", by Ken Jones, 1995, ISBN 0-7494-1666-1, p. 21
^Danny Saunders, Jacqui Severn, "Simulation and Games for Strategy and Policy Planning", p. 20
^"Games and Simulations to Enhance Quality Learning", 1996, ISBN 0-7494-1866-4, p. 50
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