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James “Pigeon” Fielder, Ph.D. joined CSU as an Instructor after retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel and Associate Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is also serving as a Marine Corps University Non-Resident Krulak Fellow for academic years 2021-2026, is the Director of Professional and Educational Games for Mobius Worlds Publishing, and consults on organizational wargaming, crisis response exercises, and scenario planning. Pigeon researches interpersonal trust and emergent political processes through cyber-based interaction, and through tabletop and live-action gaming as natural experiments. He also has over two decades of experience designing, executing, and assessing training exercises and wargames, from small-group tabletop discussions to multi-day exercises engaging 5,000+ participants. He is also serving on the editorial board of Simulation & Gaming and The MORS Journal of Wargaming, was a TEDxMileHigh speaker on games, and has been interviewed on game-related topics by Reuters, USA Today, and NBC News.
Guest Links and Info
- Web jdfielder.com
- James on LinkedIn
- On Twitter as @j_d_fielder
- Another web mobiusworldspublishing.com
- The Design Checklist by James
Links to episode mentions:
- Proposed guest:
- Recommended book:
- Designers and Dragons by Shannon Appelcline
- Deadhouse Gates: Book Two of The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
- Favorite game: 7 Days to Die Game
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Looking forward to reading or hearing from you,
Rob
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