Follow Me: Platoon Level Tactical Game

"Follow Me" is a small unit leader tactical training game specifically designed to support the instruction of junior officers and NCOs in the art of tactical command.
Although it is simple to operate and easy to learn, the game environment challenges the military student's ability to rapidly assess dynamic situation, make sound decisions, and effectively direct subordinate units.
In many cases, students can complete an exercise in fifteen or twenty minutes; giving them more than adequate time to reflect on their "lessons-learned" and conduct multiple exercises during a single class session.
The United States Military Academy at West Point used "Follow Me" in May 2008 to test the tactical knowledge and critical thinking skills of more than nine hundred cadets shortly before their graduation and commissioning as officers in the U.
S.
Army.
The effectiveness of "Follow Me" as a training tool is a result of a strong design and development process that began with a thorough understanding of the desired learning outcomes, simple cognitive task analysis of the associated leader skills, and strong subject matter expertise.
This approach coupled with several effective spiral development cycles and superior classroom instruction led to its strong acceptance during initial use.
Decisive-Point, the developer of "Follow Me", creates computer games and simulations specially designed to develop and hone individual cognitive skills and team processes.
These "serious" games facilitate the deliberate practice needed to attain higher levels of individual and team performance, and develop adaptive leaders who can successfully solve complex problems during dynamic situations.