ThoughtLink Inc. - Linking People and Technology for Extraordinary Results

ThoughtLink's publications are divided up into the following categories:

		Command and Control Concepts		SCUDHunt
		Gaming		Team Concepts
		Other technology-related publications		Training and Education
		Personality and Job Performance		Web-Based Collaboration

Command and Control Concepts
		Using Gaming and Agent Technology to Explore C2 Julia Loughran & Peter Perla 8th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, June 2003.

		C2 Concepts and Experimentation Literature Review Rebecca Agrait, Julia Loughran, Colleen Mackey, Marcy Stahl Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, October 2002

		Exploring Joint Force Command and Control Concepts Using SCUDHunt - Final Report Marcy Stahl, Julia J. Loughran Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, October 2002

		Key Drivers for C2 Performance: Data Mining SCUDHunt Experiment Data Julia Loughran, Marcy Stahl, ThoughtLink, Peter Perla Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, November, 2001

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Gaming
		Using Games and Agents in C2 Research: In-Progress Briefing 70th Military Operations Research Society Symposium (MORSS) Ft. Leavenworth, June 18-20, 2002

		SCUDHunt Data Dictionary Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, September, 2001

		Simulation Across The Spectrum: Less Is Sometimes More: How Distributed Games Can Be Used for Training and Analysis September 2001

		Gaming and Shared Situation Awareness Peter P. Perla, Michael Markowitz, Albert Nofi, Christopher Weuve, Center for Naval Analyses. Julia Loughran, Marcy Stahl, ThoughtLink. DARPA, November 2000

		Applying Commercial Gaming and Collaboration Technologies to Augment JTF Staff Training DARPA, January 1999

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Other technology-related publications
		Crisis Planning and Response (CPR) Portal: Opening the Doors Between Interagency and Coalition Communities Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL, November 27-30, 2000

		Simulation Across The Spectrum: Collaboration: The Power is in the People December 1999

		Simulation Across The Spectrum: The Island of Complexity Models and Adaptive Agent Simulations September 1999

		Simulation Across The Spectrum: The Island of Entertainment Simulations A look at what makes entertainment simulations successful and how lessons learned from this community might help in linking the entertainment and defense communities. June 1999.

		Simulation Across The Spectrum: The Island of Business Simulation Tools This article evaluates how simulations are used in the business world - with applications in decision support, education and training, and analysis. March 1999.

		Simulation Across The Spectrum: The Inhabitants of Simulation Islands The premier issue takes a first look at the many simulation communities that exist - from people doing macro-economics to those harvesting rare crocodiles in Venezuela. December 1998.

		Analytical Augmentation of 3D Simulation Environments In Visual Data Exploration and Analysis V, Robert F. Erbacher, Alex Pang, Editors, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 3298, pp. 38-43 (1998).

		Battle Explorer: VRML Technology for Replaying and Analyzing DIS Exercises 97F-SIW-077, Fall SIW, 1997, Orlando, FL

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Personality and Job Performance
		English, A., Griffith, R.L. & Steelman, L.A. (2004). Team Performance: The Impact of Team Conscientiousness and Task Type. Small Group Research, 35 , 643-665.

		Griffith, R. L., English A., Yoshita, Y., Gujar, A. R., Monnot, M. J., Malm, T., & Graseck, M. (2004). Individual differences and applicant faking behavior: One of these applicants is not like the other . Symposium presentation at the 19 th annual meeting pf the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists. Chicago, IL.

		Trait Consistency and the "Big Five." Paper presented at the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL. English, A., & Griffith, R. L. (2004, April).

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Team Concepts
		Leading Virtually: The Care and Feeding of Distributed Teams. Leadership Breakfast, January 2004

		Meta -Analysis of Team Performance Accuracy and Shared Situational Awareness in SCUDHunt Experiments Jim Holzworth, Paradigm Associates Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, October 2002

		Defining and Measuring Shared Situational Awareness Albert Nofi, Center for Naval Analyses DARPA, November 2000

		Virtual Teams - Lessons Learned Capitol PC Users Group Entrepreneur and Consultant SIG Washington, DC, May 2002

		Virtual Teams - Lessons Learned Panel Presentation Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL, November 27-30, 2000

		Working Together Virtually - The Care and Feeding of Global Virtual Teams 5th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Canberra, ACT, Australia, October 24-26, 2000

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SCUDHunt
		Exploring Joint Force Command and Control Concepts Using SCUDHunt - Final Report Marcy Stahl, Julia J. Loughran Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, October 2002

		Gaming and Shared Situation Awareness Peter P. Perla, Michael Markowitz, Albert Nofi, Christopher Weuve, Center for Naval Analyses. Julia Loughran, Marcy Stahl, ThoughtLink. DARPA, November 2000

		Key Drivers for C2 Performance: Data Mining SCUDHunt Experiment Data Julia Loughran, Marcy Stahl, ThoughtLink, Peter Perla Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, November, 2001

		Meta -Analysis of Team Performance Accuracy and Shared Situational Awareness in SCUDHunt Experiments Jim Holzworth, Paradigm Associates Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, October 2002

		SCUDHunt Data Dictionary Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, September, 2001

		Using Games and Agents in C2 Research: In-Progress Briefing 70th Military Operations Research Society Symposium (MORSS) Ft. Leavenworth, June 18-20, 2002

		Using Gaming and Agent Technology to Explore C2 Julia Loughran & Peter Perla 8th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, June 2003.

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Training and Education
		Eenie Meenie Minie Mo – Using a DSS to Select Simulations and Games. Paper presented at SimTecT Conference in Australia, 2005.
		Review of Models, Simulations, and Games for Domestic Preparedness Training and Exercising. Volume III. Washington, DC: Office for Domestic Preparedness. Agrait, R., English, A., Evans, D., Hammell, T.J., Loughran, J.J., and Stahl, M. (2004). Available online: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/exercises.htm#msg

		Interagency Education and Training: How to Fix What's Broken Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando,FL, December 2002

		Interagency Training and Education Survey Executive Summary National Defense University, June, 2001

		Using A Web-Based Tool for Complex Contingency Training NATO PfP/PWP Simulation Workshop, Brno, Czech Republic, May 2001

		Virtual World Instrumentation to Determine Training Effectiveness Society for Computer Simulation's Western Multiconference - Virtual Worlds and Simulation, San Diego, CA, January 23-27, 2000.

		Evaluating Aggregated Performance Data from Distributed Simulation Training Exercises Dr. Christopher Landauer, Dr. Kirstie Bellman, Editors, Proceedings of Virtual Worlds and Simulation Conference (VWSIM '98), Simulation Series Volume 30, Number 2, pp. 119-124 1998).

		SimTech 2007: Uniting M&S Users and Technologists A report on the Military Operations Research Society's (MORS) workshop to evaluate simulation requirements for the analysis, acquisition, and education and training communities. September 1998.

		Integrated Rapid Scenario and Situation Generation Toolset to Support Training Exercises and Mission Planning SimTecT98-020, Simulation Technology and Training (SimTecT) Conference, March 1998, Adelaide, Australia.

		TARGET: An Analysis Environment for Aggregated Simulation Training Data 97S-SIW-143, Spring SIW, 1997

		Serious Games Summit JL Presentation 10-04 PowerPoint presentation.

		Training and Education Survey Results PowerPoint presentation.

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Web-based collaboration
		Blue DICE Experiment Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Centre. October, 2001.
		Introduction to Groove A voice-over-PowerPoint presentation on what Groove can do for your organization. November, 2006.

		The DICE Experiment: Creating and Evaluating a Web-based Collaboration Environment for Interagency Training DARPA and C4ISR Cooperative Research Program, May 2000.

		DICE: The Effectiveness of Web-based Environments for Training National Defense University Joint Innovation Symposium, Washington DC, February 8, 2000.

		The Role of a Distributed Interactive Collaboration Environment (DICE) for Interagency/Military Training Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (CCRTS) 99, Newport, RI, June 29-July 1, 1999.

		Using Web Based Collaboration to Enhance OOTW Training and Analysis 67th Military Operations Research Society Symposium (MORSS), West Point, NY, June 22-24,1999.

		Using VRML and Collaboration Tools to Enhance Feedback and Analysis of Distributed Interactive Simulation Exercises SimTecT98-019, Simulation Technology and Training (SimTecT) Conference, March 1998, Adelaide, Australia.

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