GR: baize fields and paper gaming

[Richard Fiero]

Mike Jing wrote:

>That's all well and good.  But what about "paper 
>gaming" then?  Could it be that they are 
>watching him while playing pool and cards?
. . .
By HOWARD ALTMAN | The Tampa Tribune
Published: February 24, 2011
Updated: 02/27/2011 05:15 pm

With control of cyberspace increasing in 
importance to military planners, U.S. Central 
Command has enlisted a small army of virtual 
"personas" to have a presence on the Internet – 
especially on social media sites.
In August, the Tampa-based command, which 
oversees U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 
Iraq and much of the Middle East, signed a $2.76 
million contract with Ntrepid Corp. to provide 
software that will create as many as 500 
"different online persons" with "background, 
history, supporting details, and cyber presences 
that are technically, culturally and 
geographically consistent," according to details 
from the contract request posted online in June.