Synopsis

The practice of war games has been employed by figures as far apart as Frederick the Great and Louis Napoleon, as well as more recent leaders like Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. The purpose is not amusement, but rather to refine strategy for neutralizing a potential adversary. Contemporary war games now replace physical pieces with digital simulations, rendered with such fidelity that the boundary between the two becomes increasingly blurred. The images generals observe on their screens during