But simulation value is not a function of detail and data: a simulation system either succeeds or fails as a whole, which means the system interactions of the data are far more important than the data itself.
Quotes about simulations
At the highest level, a simulation should also have the players considering similar quandaries to their historical counterparts when making decisions (trade-offs, timing, priorities, etc.), so that some understanding of the thought processes of the historical actors is gained.
– What’s the difference between a simulation and a war game?
– Broadly, simulations model; wargames entertain.
[…] games are just a particular way of structuring simulation, just like narrative is a form of structuring representation.
To simulate is to model a (source) system through a different system which maintains to somebody some of the behaviors of the original system”. The key term here is “behavior”.