Simulated Tabletop Exercise for Risk Management -

Abstract

In this game, we focus on the concept of simulation supported tabletop exercise and its application to risk management for bio-terrorism by smallpox. For the purpose we have developed the simulation model of the infection process by smallpox on a virtual city. The simulation supported tabletop exercise has designed on our simulation model for risk management by evaluating several types of policy scenarios against bio-terrorism by smallpox. The simulation supported tabletop exercise was executed by some professionals against bio-terrorism at Global Security Center, Keio University. We clarify the model structure of the simulation against bio-terrorism and its countermeasure policies. We also show the result executed at Global Security Center.
Each player in this game becomes the decision-maker of policies in the virtual city against smallpox. Each player has to select one policy from each category and there are several categories. Players are required to consider the combination of policies. After deciding policies, player’s policies are represented in the simulation model and player will get simulation results, and player’s will know the effect of player’s policies in a town.
Many people do not matter the concept of this game, risk management –anti bio- terrorism. But people in the government, in the public health service, in the hospital and so on, do matter this concept. It is obviously impossible to test policies against bio-terrorism by smallpox in the real world but it is possible to test them in the virtual simulation model. From playing our game, we hope that our game will help people who do matter the game concept to review or reconsider some policies against –anti bio- terrorism in the real world.